Bulls crave more calm as Fed in focus
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Wall Street is heading for another volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if calm brought on by the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.
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U.S. stock markets looked set to lack clear direction on Friday with market participants waiting for inflation data and a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, both at 1230 GMT.
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Underlying inflation has come down but the Federal Reserve must remain very vigilant about price pressures, Chicago Fed Bank President Michael Moskow said on Monday.
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Asia's financial markets got off to a calm start to the week on Monday with investors waiting to hear from top central banks what to make of the turmoil that has kept markets on edge for weeks.
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The Federal Reserve, while remaining watchful as prices and interest rates tick higher, is holding to its mantra that rate increases will be "measured," senior Fed officials indicated on Friday.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves on Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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Stocks have been buoyed by a decline in energy prices and a belief that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates again this year.
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Bernanke signals that recession--not inflation--worries him for now. Open the floodgates.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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Winter is just starting in South Africa, and a chill wind blew all the way to Wall Street from Cape Town, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke gave a speech Tuesday warning that inflation was still a risk.
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A five-day mad cow disease scare that briefly rattled the cattle markets and raised concerns among some beef eaters has been put to rest after sophisticated chemical tests on
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Wall Street pulled back today amid light volume as investors refrained from making any big bets ahead of the Federal Reserveâs rate decision.
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U.S. stocks retreated on Tuesday, as a  jump in the Producer Price Index on skyrocketing food and  energy costs raised concerns that the Fed might become more  aggressive with rate increases in the months ahead.
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The Federal Reserve tried to soothe Wall Streetâs nerves  Wednesday, but a fund manager frayed them by warning that two pillars of the financial markets might crumble.
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Investors appeared to put aside their concerns about tighter credit availability, signs that the economy may be slipping and uncertainty about what the Fedâs next move will be.
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The stock market's continued uncertainty last week may have made investors want to tune out.
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During a family gathering over the holidays, it&#39;s conceivable the Bulls could come up in conversation. Maybe everyone is sitting at the dinner table, and relatives from out of town are searching for something to talk about.