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NY Fed told of interest rate manipulation in '07
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released documents Friday that show it learned five years ago of big banks understating their borrowing costs to ...
More Fed members seem open to taking further steps
A growing number of Federal Reserve officials are open to taking further action to support the struggling U.S. economy. But minutes of the Fed's ...
US Congress conducting rate-fixing inquiries
Two congressional committees are raising questions about what U.S. regulators knew concerning allegations that a key global interest rate was being ...
US economy adds 80,000 jobs in another weak month
The American job machine has jammed. Again. The economy added only 80,000 jobs in June, the government said Friday, erasing any doubt that the United ...
AP survey: Next president faces high unemployment
A majority of economists in the latest Associated Press Economy Survey expect the national unemployment rate to stay above 6 percent — the upper ...
Weak US job market weighing on broader economy
The sluggish job market is weighing on the U.S. economy three years after the Great Recession ended. And the signs suggest hiring may not strengthen ...
THE RACE: Obama can't count on Fed for help
President Barack Obama probably shouldn't look to the Federal Reserve for political help in this election year. Under Chairman Ben Bernanke, the ...
Fed's latest action doesn't impress investors
It's going to take more than low interest rates to fire up investors. The Federal Reserve's latest plan to help the economy failed to impress Wall ...
Bernanke: Bond buys an option if economy sours
Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve is open to another round of bond purchases to lower long-term interest rates and boost ...
Investors hoping for Fed action to boost economy
The Federal Reserve, meeting at a time of heightened uncertainty, is expected to provide further support for a slumping U.S. economy. But there is no ...
Many expect Fed to unveil new step after meeting
Anticipation is high that the Federal Reserve will announce some new step Wednesday to try to rejuvenate the U.S. economy and boost investor ...
Stocks surge on expectations of central bank help
A report that major central banks would be ready to pump money into the financial system after the Greek elections this weekend gave the stock market ...
US unemployment aid applications rise to 386K
More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment ...