Macleans.ca » U.S. Federal Reserve http://www2.macleans.ca Canada's only national weekly current affairs magazine. Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:13:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fed is expected this week to stick to its message of low rates for the long run http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/fed-is-expected-this-week-to-stick-to-its-message-of-low-rates-for-the-long-run-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/fed-is-expected-this-week-to-stick-to-its-message-of-low-rates-for-the-long-run-2/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:08:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=344190 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/29/fed-is-expected-this-week-to-stick-to-its-message-of-low-rates-for-the-long-run-2/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON – When the Federal Reserve meets this week, it’s likely to affirm a... America’s magic unemployment number http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:15:01 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=333019 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/07/americas-magic-number/feed/ 0 How long will it take until unemployment hits 6.5 per cent? Bernanke says Fed is taking bold steps to lower rates http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/bernanke-says-fed-is-taking-bold-steps-to-lower-rates/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/bernanke-says-fed-is-taking-bold-steps-to-lower-rates/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:11:53 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298749 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/bernanke-says-fed-is-taking-bold-steps-to-lower-rates/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON - Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defence Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the still-weak U.S. economy. Many expect Fed to announce a third bond-buying program http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/many-expect-fed-to-announce-a-third-bond-buying-program/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/many-expect-fed-to-announce-a-third-bond-buying-program/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:26:45 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292445 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/many-expect-fed-to-announce-a-third-bond-buying-program/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON - If the world's investors are right, the Federal Reserve is about to take a bold new step to try to invigorate the U.S. economy. Bernanke raises questions: What exactly will the Fed do? And when? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/bernanke-raises-questions-what-exactly-will-the-fed-do-and-when/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/bernanke-raises-questions-what-exactly-will-the-fed-do-and-when/#comments Sat, 01 Sep 2012 10:41:31 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288605 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/01/bernanke-raises-questions-what-exactly-will-the-fed-do-and-when/feed/ 0 The chairman of the Federal Reserve said Friday that with unemployment 'a grave concern,' the Fed will do more if conditions don't improve Bernanke: With unemployment ‘a grave concern,’ Fed is ready to do more http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/bernanke-with-unemployment-a-grave-concern-fed-is-ready-to-do-more/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/bernanke-with-unemployment-a-grave-concern-fed-is-ready-to-do-more/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:26:49 +0000 The Associated Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=288270 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/31/bernanke-with-unemployment-a-grave-concern-fed-is-ready-to-do-more/feed/ 0 JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Chairman Ben Bernanke says high U.S. unemployment is a “grave... Human slot machines http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/human-slot-machines/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/human-slot-machines/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:45:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=205581 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/28/human-slot-machines/feed/ 0 Frequent flyers are keeping the one-dollar coin grounded How to stop the next financial meltdown http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:23:57 +0000 Andrew Coyne http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=118506 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/06/too-big-to-fail-not-anymore/feed/ 40 Andrew Coyne talks with Mark Carney The runaway economy http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-runaway-economy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-runaway-economy/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:34 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=111614 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/03/04/the-runaway-economy/feed/ 9 In the rush to recovery, a new threat looms: inflation Thrift is the new black http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/econowatch-14/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/econowatch-14/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000 Jason Kirby http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=4079 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/06/11/econowatch-14/feed/ 3 But will people refuse to spend once things improve? Plus what do you get when you mix a deep recession with Miley Cyrus?