Crude Oil Ends Lower As Dollar Weakens

By: Just for handy reference, the voting members of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Board) in 2013: Ben S. Bernanke, Board of Governors, Chairman William C. Dudley, New York, Vice Chairman James Bullard, St. Louis ...

's chief policymaking group, the Federal Open Market Committee, has vast power over the economy through its ability to set monetary policy.

The following is an excerpt covering the Federal Open Market Committee's discussion of monetary policy taken from the minutes of the FOMC's March 19-20 meeting, which were released on Wednesday. Committee members saw the information received over the ...

New York - Wall Street is likely to open in the positive territory on Wednesday with all eyes on the upcoming Federal Market Open Committee (FOMC) minutes meeting. The existing home sales report is also in the spotlight of investors. Standard & ...

Shares in Europe are expected to open little changed on Wednesday amid investor concerns that the Federal Reserve might begin slowing its bond purchases. WBP Online London - European stock markets are likely to open flat on Wednesday as investors ...

James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and a voting member of the Fed's policy-setting open markets committee, said Europe's central bank should consider quantitative easing similar to that undertaken by the Fed — large ...

All attention will be focused on U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke for any indication on whether the central bank plans to change its policy of aggressive monetary stimulus for the world's largest economy. Bernanke was scheduled to speak ...

The Federal Reserve will keep its policy of monetary stimulus unchanged for the present as low real interest rates have helped support spending on durable goods, such as automobiles, and also contributed significantly to the recovery in housing ...

Special to CNBC.com U.S. stock market index futures indicated a higher opening on Wednesday, just ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks on the economy before the Senate, with investors widely expecting the Fed chief to preserve ...