Michael Gapen

• Fed Seen Slowing Stimulus by Year-End

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Aki Ito and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg  |  May 1, 2013

  Fed policymakers aren't expected to announce any change after today's meeting.

• Budget Accord Seen Crimping U.S. Expansion

  By Rich Miller and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  January 2, 2013

  Elimination of payroll tax cut will limit first-quarter growth to 1%.

• November Payrolls Up More Than Expected

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  December 7, 2012

  Despite Sandy, 146,000 jobs added last month; unemployment rate declines to 7.7%.

• Surveys Offer Differing Views on U.S. Job Gains

  By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg  |  October 5, 2012

  Drop in September unemployment rate looks healthier than 114,000 increase in payrolls.

• 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.

• Fed Asset Purchases Seen in Fall

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  July 31, 2012

  About half of economists surveyed expect FOMC to step up stimulus in September.

• Greek Bailout Edges Nearer

  By Tony Czuczka and Jeffrey Donovan, Bloomberg  |  February 17, 2012

  Germany signals finance ministers may be ready to back deal.

• 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.