Chicago Fed

• Bernanke Wields New Tools

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  December 13, 2012

  Fed moves into uncharted territory by tying its rate outlook to unemployment and inflation.

• Fed May Adopt Economic Thresholds for Stimulus

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  October 5, 2012

  Central bank considers tying low rates to economic data rather than the calendar.

• Fed’s Kocherlakota Backs More Accommodation

  By Craig Torres and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 21, 2012

  Minneapolis Fed president reverses hawkish stance, ties policy to jobless rate.

• Bernanke Says Not Ruling Out More Purchases

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  August 31, 2012

  Fed Chairman cites unemployment as a 'grave concern' in Jackson Hole speech.

• Jackson Hole May Disappoint Investors

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  August 27, 2012

  Fed Chairman Bernanke isn’t likely to signal new stimulus in his speech Friday.

• Fed Tilts toward More Easing

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  August 22, 2012

  Many on FOMC favored additional stimulus soon if there’s no sustained gain in growth.

• Bernanke Sees Slow Jobs Progress

  By Joshua Zumbrun and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  July 17, 2012

  Central bank stands ready to take more action to boost recovery, Fed chairman says.

• Some at Fed Open to More Stimulus

  By Jeff Kearns and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  July 11, 2012

  At June FOMC meeting, a few policy makers saw need for Fed to do more.

• Fed in Conflict over Easing (Reuters)

  June 28, 2012

  Top Federal Reserve officials differ on central bank’s tactics.

• Fed Leans toward More Easing

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  June 21, 2012

  Bernanke signals that additional stimulus is likely if jobs growth falls short.