Federal stimulus - QE2 The US Federal Reserve has made the final purchase of $4.91bn of Treasury bonds under its $600bn programme of quantitative easing
Counter-intuitive as it may seem, the withdrawal of the biggest customer for US Treasuries might have the effect of pushing prices up
Federal Reserve meeting as QE2 comes to an end and moves for a second Greek bail-out will offer strong clues on direction of the global economy
Core prices rose at their fastest rate for five years in May, making it almost impossible for the Fed to ponder further monetary easing
From the moment the US Federal Reserve began its second, $600bn round of quantitative easing last autumn, its June meeting was circled on the market’s calendar
Ben Bernanke sent a strong signal that the US Federal Reserve is not planning to loosen monetary policy despite weaker economic data
An interactive graphic exploring what quantitative easing is and why a second round of QE is being considered. It also gauges the effects of the previous round of monetary easing in the US, UK and Japan
Global markets for the past nine months have experienced their version of a sugar high. Assets from commodities to equities have been boosted by the second round of so-called quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, writes Richard Milne
The stalling recovery, and the evident incapacity of Congress and the administration to respond, should silence talk of a rapid exit from QE2 and put QE3 back on the table, writes Clive Crook
The US currency index has rallied nearly 5 per cent from a 33-month low hit in early May and there are signs of short covering ahead of tighter monetary policy
Quantitative easing isn’t dead but merely slumbering, and we may yet get a sequel to QE2, writes Scott Minerd
US government bond markets have confounded many investors this year with yields spiralling lower in spite of mounting concerns over the budget deficit
As the Fed prepares to end its pump-priming programme of asset purchases, how it reverts to monetary normality will be crucial for US economic progress
Will a more prominent public voice make it easier or more difficult for the US central bank to preserve its freedom of macroeconomic action, asks Clive Crook
The inflation story is not so easy to interpret. It is possible that the next few months could again see a downward drift in the rate of change in core prices, writes Robin Harding
Many investors appear to be expecting more quantitative easing, but the Fed would need far more evidence before taking a contentious course that would provoke political attacks
The Federal Reserve must show that it is prepared to push hard, even at the risk of high inflation
The Federal Reserve’s governors are trying to tell investors something by talking up more hawkish options, but only the foreign exchange market seems to be listening
How something few had heard of until recently (or understands) now moves markets
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