financial markets

Financial markets are banking on another bond-buying spree by the Federal Reserve, but the central bank's policymakers aren't presenting a unified front on the controversial idea.

The lack of a clear message could be one factor holding back the recovery, said several economists.

Financial markets can make you look really foolish, even if you thought your analysis was right, and still do. Today's humbling example: the best investment by far for the first half of this year has been the one that people like me have been warning against: long-term U.S.

Treasury bonds.

Concerns about the global economy roiled world financial markets Tuesday after a report on leading indicators in China was revised lower.

Despite signs of recovery in financial markets, charities entered the most important fundraising period of the year struggling to cope with increased demand for their services and cutbacks in social service spending by many states....

President Barack Obama is set to release on Wednesday the details of his proposed overhaul to how financial markets are regulated, according to a report published in The Wall Street Journal Monday.

The two-year grant will be used to help offset some of the damage caused by battered financial markets, which has reduced the organization's ability to provide capital to low-income communities around the country....

Katy Lederer found inspiration for the poems in her latest book from an unusual source -- the fall of the financial markets.

Tess Vigeland speaks with the former hedge fund recruiter about her new book, which features poems about finance and money.

India closed financial markets in the wake of terrorist attacks in Mumbai, and with grenades going off in the commercial district, most people stayed away.

Is a return to normal possible? European Bureau Chief Stephen Beard reports.

The Fed is leading an extraordinary push to restore liquidity in the world financial markets by offering "unlimited" greenback funds in auctions.

So, does that mean the sky's the limit? Bob Moon finds out.

With the Federal government taking an increasingly active role in the financial markets, it's a tough time to be an economic libertarian.

Commentator Susan Lee discusses the end of the laissez-faire economy.