Fed's Evans Says Economy Has Been Improving Quite a Lot

Chicago Fed says economic activity slipped in April The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's national activity index worsened in April, falling to negative 0.53 from negative 0.23 in March, MarketWatch reported. The three-month moving average meanwhile ...

BrownfieldAgNews reports: The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says while farmland values continue to increase, there are signs of moderation. For the first quarter of 2013, agricultural land values appreciated 4 percent in the district from the ...

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board said it has told Bank of Montreal to step up efforts to detect and prevent money laundering at the Canadian bank's Chicago branch. The warning puts Bank of Montreal in a growing category of financial institutions under ...

CHICAGO--Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota stressed the importance of the Fed maintaining low interest rates and a substantial stimulus program as the economy still undergoes what he called a "not-so-great recovery," ...

CHICAGO "We-ve seen good progress in the labor market outlook," Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, told the CFA Society Chicago. The Fed is currently buying $85 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks to guests at a banking conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on May 10, 2013 in

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The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has issued an enforcement action against Bank of Montreal (TMX:BMO) over deficiencies in the anti-money laundering controls of its U.S. operations. The Fed's enforcement action indicates that the bank has entered into ...

The Federal Reserve has the appropriate level of monetary accommodation in place to let the economy reach "escape velocity" next year, a top Fed official said Monday. "We continue to face powerful headwinds in the fiscal situation and the global ...