Report Shows Job Openings Are Up, but Hiring Slows

WASHINGTON — It turns out we may be able to breathe easier about the slowdown in hiring last month. A new Labor Department report Tuesday showed that job openings surged 3.4 percent to 5.1 million in February — a 14-year high.

Fed's Dudley: Poor jobs data reflects 'temporary' weakness

New York (AFP) - The poor US labor market report for March is probably only part of a temporary downturn in the economy, a senior Federal Reserve official said Monday.

Capital spending softens, but consumer confidence rises

(Reuters) - Demand for U.S.-made capital goods recorded its biggest drop in eight months in September, a cautionary note for an economy that otherwise seems to be moving forward at a steady clip.

As Fed debates rate path, focus on jobs data stirs its own debate

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's intensive focus on a wide range of labor market data to guide policy-making is driving a wedge between its core decision-makers and others who feel the central bank is straying from traditional guideposts.

Fed set to ditch 'threshold' guidance under Yellen

(Reuters) - Janet Yellen's first policy-setting meeting as chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve will focus on how to finesse a rewriting of the central bank's promise to keep interest rates low without roiling financial markets.

A hawk pushes against majority at Fed on trimming stimulus

(Reuters) - Going a step further than his colleagues at the Federal Reserve, a hawkish policymaker said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank should wind down its bond purchases faster than planned and end it before mid-year.

Bonds’ Point of No Return About a Standard Deviation Away

The biggest monthly loss in fixed-income securities since 2004 has still left global yields short of the tipping point that would signal a bear market in bonds.

Bernanke Put Here To Stay With QE Through Late-2014 And No Rate Hikes Until 2016: Goldman

Up until Cyprus erupted into the scene, the Federal Reserve had been the main protagonist in the market.

Federal Reserve officials at odds on jobs view

SANTA BARBARA, California (Reuters) - The economy will likely grow at a moderate pace, inflation will stay low, and unemployment will fall, three top U.S. Federal Reserve officials on Thursday said in remarks prepared for delivery to an economic outlook summit.

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.