Oct 30 Fed: Economy not ready for taper The Federal Open Markets Committee announced Wednesday they will continue buying assets at their current pace and keep interest rates low. Given weak labor market numbers for August and September and the government shutdown, which will… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch News Wrap: Fed to hold interest rates steady, keep up stimulus efforts In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve announced it's keeping short-term interest rates at a record low and continuing its stimulus efforts. Also, The Washington Post reported the NSA is routinely intercepting email traffic between Yahoo and Google data… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch Janet Yellen nominated to succeed Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen nominated to succeed Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch What's Behind the Federal Reserve's Surprising Decision to Keep Up Stimulus? What's Behind the Federal Reserve's Surprising Decision to Keep Up Stimulus?… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With Summers Out of the Running, Who Will Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke? With Summers Out of the Running, Who WIll Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke?… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Downgrades U.S. Economic Growth to 'Modest' In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S. economy a "modest" growth assessment, a slight downgrade from the "moderate" rating in June. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives moved towards final approval on a student loan deal that… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch Wall Street Feels Pain of China's Credit Crunch, Federal Reserve Uncertainty Wall Street Feels Pain of China's Credit Crunch, Federal Reserve Uncertainty… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery Fed Chair Bernanke Warns Lawmakers Sequester Could Slow Economic Recovery… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch News Wrap: Leon Panetta Testifies on U.S. Military's Response to Benghazi Attack In other news Thursday, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta defended the military's response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beghanzi. Also, a Bangladeshi man pled guilty to plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in New York… Continue watching