Michael Feroli

• U.S. Economy Expands 2.8% in Q4

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg News  |  January 27, 2012

  Growth less than expected as consumers curb spending.

• U.S. Growth May Accelerate

  By Bob Willis and Timothy R. Homan  |  December 30, 2011

  Data show the U.S. economy is gaining despite Europe’s slowdown.

• Paychecks Set to Shrink

  By Richard Rubin and Steven Sloan, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2011

  Efforts to extend payroll-tax break hit an impasse.

• House Blocks Payroll Tax Break

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  December 20, 2011

  House Republicans reject two-month extension of expiring tax cut.

• U.S. Economy Underperforms

  By Alex Kowalski  |  November 22, 2011

  Third-quarter drop in inventories points to a bounce in growth in fourth quarter.

• U.S. Likely Dodging Double Dip

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

  Growth forecasts improve but recovery faces strong headwinds.

• Fed Officials Weigh Steps to Add Growth

  By Jeannine Aversa, Scott Lanman, Bloomberg  |  August 31, 2011

  FOMC minutes show some members favored “more substantial” policy move.

• Jackson Hole Bankers Reflect on QE2

  By Caroline Salas Gage, Jeannine Aversa, Bloomberg News  |  August 23, 2011

  Fed's Bernanke under pressure to undertake additional steps to aid economy.

• Recession Red Flags Rising

  By Shobhana Chandra, Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  August 12, 2011

  NBER’s Martin Feldstein sees 50% chance of a renewed downturn.

• Bernanke May Try to Boost Confidence

  By Jeannine Aversa, Bloomberg  |  August 9, 2011

  Financial turmoil could elicit extended monetary stimulus from Fed.