S&P 500 Cheapest to Bonds on Zero Fed Rates   The Standard & Poor's 500 Index is approaching the cheapest level ever compared with bonds as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke's zero-pe...

  Bernanke: 8.3% Unemployment Understates Job Market Weakness   Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the 8.3 percent rate of unemployment in January understates weakness in the U.S. ...

  US Home prices drop more than expected in November: S&P Case-Shiller   Single-family home prices fell more than expected in November, highlighting the struggle for a sector yet to make a mea...

  Fed's Dudley warns inflation may fall further   Inflation is likely to remain below the Federal Reserve's objective for several years, said New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley ...

  Fed: Benchmark Rate Will Stay Low Until Late 2014   Federal Reserve officials said their benchmark interest rate will stay low until at least late 2014 and anticipate that unemployment will...

  World Bank Cuts Global Growth Forecast   The World Bank cut its global growth forecast by the most in three years, saying that a recession in the euro region threatens to exacerbate a slowd...

  Spain jobless figure hit 'astronomical' 5.4 mn   The number of people unemployed in Spain hit an "astronomical" level of 5.4 million at the end of 2011, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on ...

  Bernanke Doubles Down on Fed Mortgage Bet   Ben S. Bernanke is signaling his willingness to double down on a three-year bet that’s failed to revive housing, showing the extent of the Feder...

  'Vital' that Fed use all its tools, FED's Williams says   The Federal Reserve must be prepared to use all of its policy tools, especially now that Congress is cutting spending, said John Wil...

  Fed's Pianalto hints she'd support more easing   Sandra Pianalto, the president of the Cleveland Fed who has rotated to become a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, on Tuesda...

  U.S. Home Prices Fell More Than Forecast   Residential real estate prices dropped more than forecast in the year ended October, showing a broad-based decline that indicates the U.S. housing ...

  Dette er bazookaen alle hadde håpet på   Slitne investorer har oversett årets største gladnyhet fra eurosonen, hevder fondsforvalter Sigmund Håland - Dette er bazookaen alle hadde håpe...

  Roubini: Euro Zone 'In Denial,' US Postpones Reforms   Noted economist Nouriel Roubini, credited for predicted the financial crisis, made a plea to policymakers to take tough action needed t...

  Fed’s Lacker Predicts Moderate 2012 Growth   Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker predicted the U.S. economy will grow 2 percent to 2.5 percent next year, with infla...

  King Keeps Rate, Asset Plan Steady as Draghi’s ECB Considers Euro Turmoil   Bank of England officials maintained their current round of stimulus as European officials hold a summit on the ...

  FED’s Evans Says Its ‘Imperative’ for FOMC to Escape Liquidity Trap – signals more Quantitative Easing   Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said further moneta...

  Hedgefondforvalteren Kyle Bass fra Hayman Capital presenterer sine makroøkonomiske vurderinger på American Catalyst 2011 konferansen   Kyle Bass gir sine vurderinger av gjeldskrisen i Euro...

  Gross Says Fed to Keep Rates Low for Longer   Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross said U.S. employment growth won’t prevent the Federal Reserve from emphasizing that it will...

  EU gir seg selv 10 dager for å redde Euroen   Vi går nå inn i en kritisk periode på ti dager der EUs kriserespons skal fullføres og konkluderes, sier EUs økonomikommisær Olli Rehn ons...

  U.S. Home Prices Decline More Than Forecast   Residential real estate prices dropped more than forecast in the year ended September, showing the industry at the center of the 2008 financial ...

  Fed's Lockhart opposes QE3 at the moment   More bond-buying from the Federal Reserve would not work under current circumstances, said Dennis Lockhart, the president of the Atlanta Federal Re...

  Handelsbanken åpner for tysk Euro-exit   Alle snakker om at mindre euroland som Hellas eller Portugal skal gå ut av eurosamarbeidet, men det er like mulig at Tyskland gjør det, sier sjef...

  Prepare for riots in euro collapse, the UK Foreign Office warns   British embassies in the eurozone have been told to draw up plans to help British expats through the collapse of the single ...

  ECB’s Paramo Urges ‘Bold’ Step on Fiscal Union   European Central Bank Executive Board member Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo urged euro-area politicians to take bold steps toward fiscal u...