US Federal Reserve

• Congress Pressures Swaps Regulators to Curb Dodd-Frank

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2013

  House Financial Services Committee to vote today on measures to ease derivatives requirements.

• Business Loans Lead Credit Thaw, Fed Says

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Survey shows pickup in demand for commercial loans.

• Buffett Says No to Corporate Bonds

  By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Current yields are too low, says Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

• JPMorgan Shareholders Urged to Split Chairman, CEO Role

  By Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Advisory firm also recommends against re-election of some members of the bank board's risk committee.

• U.S. Payrolls Rise 165,000 in April

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Stronger-than-expected jobs report includes four-year low on jobless rate.

• Euro-Area Economy Headed for 2-Year Slump

  By Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  EC lowers forecast; now predicts 0.4% decline in GDP in 2013.

• 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.

• U.S. Growth Trails Forecasts

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  April 26, 2013

  Fourth-quarter GDP rose 2.5% as decline in defense outlays undercut gain in consumer spending.

• Libor Must Shift to Market-Pricing System, Say U.S. Regulators

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 26, 2013

  FSOC says benchmark rates should be ‘anchored in observable transactions.’

• Too-Big-to-Fail Bill Pitched as Fix for Dodd-Frank’s Flaws

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  April 25, 2013

  Sens. Brown and Vitter propose 15% capital requirement for megabanks.