The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it see signs the recession may be easing, but warned that the economy is likely to remain weak.

The Federal Reserve says it sees signs the recession may be easing but warns the economy is likely to remain weak.

Taking fresh stock of economic and financial conditions, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether they need to take additional measures to ease the...

Taking fresh stock of economic and financial conditions, Federal Reserve policymakers are considering whether they need to take additional measures to ease the...

Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing whether additional steps are needed to brace the economy as an outbreak of the swine flu has emerged as a potential new danger...

As the recession grinds on, Federal Reserve policymakers will open a two-day meeting Tuesday to make a fresh assessment of economic conditions, review the effectiveness...

Canada’s central bank cut its trendsetting interest rate by quarter point to a record-low 0.25 percent and says it will likely stay there through June 2010.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday’s auction to the lowest levels since January.

With the country sinking deeper into recession, the Federal Reserve launched a bold $1.2 trillion effort Wednesday to lower rates on mortgages and other consumer debt,...

THE PROBLEM: The U.S. is sinking deeper into a recession that already has left millions out of work and pushed the unemployment rate to 8.1 percent, the highest in more...

The Federal Reserve says it will start buying long-term government bonds, opening a new front in its battle to lift the country out of recession.

With a key interest rate already near zero, Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing what other tools they can use to jolt the country out of recession.

With a key interest rate already near zero, Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing what other tools they can use to jolt the country out of recession.

Federal Reserve policymakers gather to examine ways to lift the country out of financial and economic turmoil as Americans fume over the government’s handling of...

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday’s auction with three-month bills declining and rates on six-month bills rising.

As they prepare to open a two-day meeting Tuesday, Federal Reserve policymakers are weighing whether to launch new programs or expand existing ones to spur lending, get...

It’s not the sexiest investment around, but the money-market mutual fund has become a high-demand safe haven for those who can no longer stomach the stock...

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Monday’s auction. Rates on three-month bills dropped to the lowest level since late January, while rates...

So you’re trying to save for retirement, but at a loss for what to do after seeing the market slide to 1997 levels? Don’t worry so much _ at least...

Europe’s two leading central banks cut interest rates to record lows Thursday to boost their recession-mired economies, but as rates near their floor all eyes...