2014 could be better year for US economy: Ben Bernanke

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that factors which have kept the economy from accelerating appear to be abating, and he predicted stronger growth in 2014.

Home prices rise strong 12.1 per cent in June

WASHINGTON: US home prices rose 12.1 per cent in June from a year earlier, nearly matching a seven-year high. But month-over-month price gains slowed in most markets, a sign that higher mortgage rates may weigh on the housing recovery.

How the Fed can taper without killing housing

The pressure is on for the central bank to gradually start winding down its bond-buying program soon. Many fear that a pullback on current Fed policy might cause mortgage rates to skyrocket -- which could choke off home sales and drag down economic growth.

Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke aims to reassure markets

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, in his bi-annual testimony to Congress, sought to reassure markets about plans for ending its policy of easy money.

U.S.-based stock funds gain $11.84 billion, most since January: Lipper

(Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $11.84 billion into stock funds in the latest week, the most since late January, as investors overcame fears of a pullback in the Federal Reserve's stimulus, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed on Thursday.

Fed officials in damage control mode

Federal Reserve officials are still in damage control mode , after comments about winding down stimulus frazzled markets last week.

Analysis: Fed-induced selloff has investors hunting for bargains

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since Ben Bernanke unleashed a bombshell on May 22 by suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve could before long start to pull back on its massive monetary stimulus, big stock and bond markets have been feeling the pain.

Peering into a Fiscal Cliff Crystal Ball: Stocks Could Dive 15% by February

With the clock ticking on the fiscal-cliff negotiations, investors are increasingly dreading what their portfolios will look like if Washington fails to reach a deal before this $600 billion batch of spending cuts and tax increases wreaks havoc on the markets.

World stocks stall without central bank moves

PARIS (AP) — Global stock markets stalled Monday as the absence of stimulus action by central banks in the U.S. and China dismayed investors while signs of a weakening economy in Germany showed the increasing impact that the eurozone debt crisis is having.

Ben Bernanke warns on still-high unemployment

WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated his concerns about high levels of US unemployment Tuesday, just days after a surprisingly large drop in the jobless rate caused cheer.