Diane Swonk

• 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.

• U.S. Firings Reach Highest Since 2010

  By Chris Burritt, Bloomberg  |  October 25, 2012

  As sales slump, companies from Ford to Dow Chemical announce job cuts.

• Auto Recovery Underpins U.S. Economy

  By Keith Naughton and Craig Trudell, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  September car sales return to levels seen prior to the 2008 financial crisis.

• Fed Seen Extending Operation Twist

  By Steve Matthews and Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg  |  June 20, 2012

  Program aims to lower borrowing cost by extending maturity of the Fed’s portfolio.

• Fed Says Rate Low ’til Late 2014

  By Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  January 25, 2012

  Central bank expects continued high unemployment, subdued inflation.

• Bank Credit Expanding Faster

  By Steve Matthews and Ilan Kolet, Bloomberg  |  December 12, 2011

  U.S. business loans grew at highest rate since 2008 in Q3.

• U.S. Likely Dodging Double Dip

  By Rich Miller and Vivien Lou Chen  |  October 10, 2011

  Growth forecasts improve but recovery faces strong headwinds.

• Bernanke Signals QE3 Possible

  By Scott Lanman, Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  August 10, 2011

  FOMC statement seen as a sign that more quantitative easing is still an option.

• Expect Anything But Smooth Sailing

  By Diane Swonk  |  January 5, 2010

  Three leading economists look at why the recovery may be slow to take off.