The US senate on Monday confirmed Janet Yellen as the first woman to run the US central bank. Elected with a vote of 56 to 26,...
US regulators have approved the Volcker rule in a bid to curb risky banking activity. The rule goes into effect in April 2014 but banks have...
Barack Obama has nominated Janet Yellen as the new head of the Federal Reserve – the US central bank. If confirmed, she will become the first...
US stock markets hit a record high and global markets rallied on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve unexpectedly said it would maintain its economic stimulus program....
Wednesday and yesterday’s falls in stock markets around the world are worrying. The fall followed Ben Bernanke’s prediction that the Federal Reserve would ease its bond buying...