Dollar Falls as Investors Confront Fed Reality Amid Global Rout

Dollar bulls are having a reality-check moment as the Federal Reserve keeps traders guessing about when it will raise interest rates.

Dollar Climbs as Retail Sales Add to China’s Yuan-Support Signal

The dollar strengthened as a rebound in retail sales and Chinese reassurances on the pace of yuan devaluation supported the case for higher U.S. interest rates.

Fed won't hike rates because they're too scared: Economist

Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief last week, as the Federal Reserve held off on raising interest rates.

Greece Just a Distraction With Fed Rate Hike Looming, UBS Says

As negotiations over Greece rattle traders, the more significant event that will dictate the future of equity markets is the first Federal Reserve interest-rate increase in nine years, UBS Group AG says.

U.S. job openings hit record high; small businesses upbeat

U.S. job openings surged to a record high in April and small business confidence perked up in May, suggesting the economy was regaining speed after stumbling at the start of the year.

Housing Starts in U.S. Surge to Seven-Year High as Weather Warms

New residential construction in the U.S. surged in April to the highest level in more than seven years, indicating the industry has moved beyond a weather-related soft patch to regain strength.

G-20 Says Volatile Currencies Pose Risk After Dollar Surges

Global finance chiefs identified volatile currencies as a threat to an improving world economy, signaling for the first time that they may be concerned by a surging U.S. dollar.

Dollar Snaps Three-Week Loss as Fed Moves Closer to Rate Move

The dollar is back on the upswing. The U.S. currency snapped a three-week loss on speculation the Federal Reserve is inching closer to raising interest rates as the economy improves.

House Republicans Intensify Attacks on Federal Reserve

WASHINGTON — The relationship between Congress and the Federal Reserve took a turn for the worse on Wednesday.

Eyes on Fed after ECB, other bank stimulus moves

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could be key for Wall Street next week as investors get to hear from the U.S. central bank for the first time since a series of moves by its global peers, including the European Central Bank's massive stimulus plan.

US factory figures help bring calm to markets after days of turmoil

Strong US factory output growth and the intervention of a senior American central bank official brought some relief to markets following three days of turmoil that have knocked billions of pounds off the value of the FTSE 100.

Federal Reserve creates financial stability committee

WASHINGTON--The Federal Reserve is elevating its postcrisis efforts to monitor potential threats to financial stability, creating a high-level committee led by the central bank’s No. 2 official.

Fed may shun global risk rules banks spent billions to meet

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve may scrap international measures aimed at assessing bank health in favor of imposing its own rules, frustrating bankers who have spent billions of dollars retooling their books to meet global standards.

Is the financial crisis in US, over and already forgotten?

Michael S. Barr, a law professor at the University of Michigan who was an assistant Treasury secretary when the financial crisis was at its worst, is working on a book titled "Five Ways the Financial System Will Fail Next Time."

SEC chair: Risk panel needs more capital markets expertise

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. regulatory risk council should make sure it has enough securities market expertise before deciding whether to designate large financial firms as systemic, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Mary Jo White said on Thursday.

Financial regulators raise concerns over money funds

A U.S. council of regulators looking at whether asset managers pose a potential threat to the financial system said Wednesday that money-market funds can be vulnerable to runs during periods of volatility.

Fed seen hiking rates in June 2015 as U.S. job creation surges

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve could start raising benchmark interest rates in just over a year, based on trading in U.S. short-term interest-rate futures after a government report showed employers added many more jobs than expected in April.

U.S. Economy Barely Grew in First Quarter

The American economy slowed drastically in the first quarter of 2014, as wintry weather depressed corporate spending and housing sector activity, while smaller additions to inventories by farmers and businesses also held back growth.

IMF Warns Over Stimulus Dependence, U.S. Financial Stability Risks

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The International Monetary Fund urged nations to move beyond their dependence on stimulus programs and warned of financial stability risks, as investors look to the release of Federal Reserve minutes Wednesday for clues on central bank decision-making.

Fed to review stress test procedures after correction

(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Saturday said it was reviewing the procedures of a closely watched exam banks must pass each year to prove their robustness after it had to correct the results.