Sober Look

Barry Ritholtz wrote an opinion piece on Bloomberg today arguing that it's hard to criticize the Fed's QE programs simply because...

As we approach the fifth anniversary of the start of the first quantitative easing program, some are asking the thorny question about the ...

CS put together an updated chart of the Fed's unemployment projections ( discussed here ). The expectations for the "longer run...

JPMorgan recently conducted its MBS (mortgage backed securities) investor survey. The key questions were focused on the Fed, as the next p...

The third round of quantitative easing (QE3) by the Federal Reserve appears completely unlikely at this stage. Here are the reasons: 1....

While the world watches the ECB, China, and now North Korea , the Fed's balance sheet has reached a new high last week. Assets at...

Even though some form of a tighter fiscal integration in the euro-zone is still in the works, here is the latest idea being bounced aroun...

Let's take a quick look at options currently available to the Fed and their potential next steps. With the dollar under pressure and ...

At first glance, there wasn't anything unexpected in the FOMC statement today. But reading more into the wording, the following differen...

With the FOMC meeting currently under way, it's worth reflecting on the Fed's implementation of the monetary policy this year. Sur...

The Fed is gearing up to purchase treasuries all along the yield curve. Looks like quantitative easing across the board in the next two week...