The U.S. central bank

• Yen Weakens Beyond 99 per Dollar

  By John Detrixhe and Neal Armstrong, Bloomberg  |  April 8, 2013

  Exchange rate hits lowest level since May 2009 on concerns about the Bank of Japan’s stimulus measures.

• Ratings Downgrades Fastest Since ’09

  By Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  December 26, 2012

  Economic slowdown, record borrowing erode credit quality.

• Fed’s Jobs Battle Eclipses Inflation Concerns

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Craig Torres, Bloomberg  |  September 14, 2012

  Fed links duration, extent of QE3 to 'sustained improvement' in jobs market.

• Currency Flows Reverse

  By Ye Xie and Andrea Wong, Bloomberg  |  August 14, 2012

  As trade slows, developing nations move to weaken exchange rates and revive exports.

• Companies Sell More Long Debt

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  August 13, 2012

  Borrowers from Morgan Stanley to FedEx sell 30-year bonds amid record-low yields.

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  El-Erian Says Be Wary of Steepening Yield Curve

  By John Detrixhe and Tom Keene  |  August 9, 2012

  "Long-end exposed to a lot more risk," Pimco's El-Erian says

• Money-Market Signals Muffled

  By John Glover, Bloomberg  |  June 18, 2012

  Flood of central bank cash clouds indicators of financial markets stress.

• Dollar Beats All Assets in September

  By Allison Bennett  |  October 3, 2011

  U.S. currency’s strength reflects Europe’s sovereign debt crisis.

• Central Banks More Open to Inflation

  By Scott Lanman, Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg  |  September 19, 2011

  Policy makers may allow faster price increases amid faltering global growth

• QE Expectations Likely Premature

  By Scott Lanman and Craig Torres  |  August 25, 2011

  Bernanke confronting data that shows rising prices, some U.S. economic growth.