Ben Bernanke

Mark Vitner, managing director and senior economist at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), and David Joy, chief market strategist at Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP), appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box Wednesday morning where they discussed the inevitable tapering that's to come from the Federal Reserve. "There'...

When there is no data to key off of, as has been the case so far this week, traders and their computers are basically left to on their own to ponder the big picture. And based on the action of the last four days, it doesn't appear that anyone is feeling especially optimistic right now. One...

In 1980, inflation at the consumer level (the Consumer Price Index) was running above 14 percent. The situation was so bad that then-Fed Chairman Paul Volcker had declared war on inflation and was raising interest rates every time you turned around. The problem was that inflation had risen from...

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What does it mean when you have a U.S. equity market that sold off Tuesday, futures down Wednesday, the Nikkei down four percent Wednesday, weaker dollar and weaker gold? The same thing as last time: the Fed is, once again, floating the tapering talk. The traders’ playbook is relatively...

In its latest interest rate statement, the Federal Reserve kept rates on hold as expected and kept its bond-buying program at $85 billion per month. The Fed made no indication of tapering at all in its statement. Modest Recovery The Fed noted that the economy expanded at a modest pace in the first...

The first estimate of second quarter GDP was released Wednesday morning alongside massive revisions to previous years data that now account for certain forms of research and development spending. However, data for the second quarter beat economists expectations sending S&P 500 futures into a...

Brent crude oil traded steadily above $107 as the two day US Federal Reserve meeting got underway. The commodity traded at $107.34 at 6:34 GMT on Tuesday morning as investors proceeded with caution. A recent announcement by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke that the bank would soon taper its $85 billion...

Brent crude oil was stuck between supply interruption fears and waning demand worries on Monday morning, but the weakening global economy overshadowed geopolitical problems in the Middle East and pushed crude prices down. The commodity traded at $106.93 at 9:04 GMT on Monday morning, but CNBC...

Weekly Preview: Earnings Season Continues, Fed In Focus, Economic Maelstrom Expected Next week, earnings season continues with hundreds of companies set to report earnings. Also, there is a flood of economic data due out in the next week from around the world. Further, the Federal Reserve, the...

The euro neared $1.32 on Wednesday morning as the dollar slumped on weak US economic indicators. Data from the US gave the US Federal Reserve reason to delay the rolling in of its $85 billion per month bond buying scheme. US housing data has been consistently disappointing recently, and the...

Brent crude oil stood poised to end the week on a high note on Friday morning following positive data from the US which has renewed hope that the number one oil consuming nation is getting back on track. The commodity approached $109 on Friday morning and traded at $108.80 at 6:40 GMT. The US...

The euro slipped to $1.30 on Thursday morning after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated the bank's plan to continue with its stimulus plan for the foreseeable future. Although Bernanke was quite vague in his testimony to Congress on Wednesday, he confirmed that the bank hadn't set...

Brent crude oil slipped following US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony to Congress, but falling stockpiles in the US kept prices afloat. The commodity traded at $108.52 at 5:49 GMT on Thursday morning. At his testimony to Congress Bernanke revealed no new information about the...