Federal Reserve

• Fed Says U.S. Economy Has Slowed, but Takes No New Action

  By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer  |  August 1, 2012

  The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth, but it took no new action.

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  Fed to Go Public on Rate Actions in Historic Move Toward Transparency

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 3, 2012

  In a historic move that points to increasing transparency at the Federal Reserve, the FOMC announced Tuesday that beginning in January, it will start to publish a forecast of its own actions.

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  Fed’s Bernanke Sympathizes With Occupy Wall Street as Economic Growth Stays Fragile

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2011

  Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says he sympathizes with the frustration of Occupy Wall Street protestors as U.S. jobs market weakness persists and the nation’s unemployment rate remains elevated. The Fed left its monetary policy unchanged.

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  JPMorgan: Recession Unlikely, So Take Advantage of Extreme Valuations

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 23, 2011

  In a critique of the Fed's Operation Twist announcement, JPMorgan market strategist David Kelly said it was a failure because the markets have reached the point where they must self-correct.

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  Fed Announcement Helps U.S. Stocks Rebound

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 9, 2011

  U.S. stocks surged Tuesday after Federal Reserve policymakers announced that they planned to keep rates in a very low range for the next two years.