Bond Buying

US stocks up as worries over Fed abate thanks to weak economic data

However, the dollar fell to a three-week low against the euro after the weaker economic data

Fed faces tough call on bond buying as US economy strengthens

With the world's financial markets on edge, the U.S. central bank wraps up a two-day meeting with a highly anticipated policy announcement at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT), followed by Ben Bernanke's last news conference as Fed chairman a half hour later.<br /><br />

Yellen says 'economy needs Fed aid': What it means for global markets

The global markets latched onto the remarks which underlined Yellen's staunchly pro-stimulus stance, one day before her first Senate confirmation hearing to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.

What's next? Fed delay both delights and confuses market

That initial exuberance masks a nagging worry and no shortage of confusion about the Fed's reluctance to act after the central bank had positioned markets for a reduction in its $85 billion per month bond buying program. It left many investors in a fog about what comes next.<br /><br />

US Fed stays on track, offers no hint of stimulus pullback

The US Federal Reserve said on Wednesday the economy continues to recover but is still in need of support, offering no indication that it is planning to reduce its bond-buying stimulus at its next meeting in September.

ECB bond-buying plan could help trim CAD gap: Chakrabarty

The massive bond buying programme announced by the European Central Bank could boost capital flows into the country and help cover the huge current account deficit, Reserve Bank deputy governor K C Chakrabarty said.

ECB says no limit on new bond buys; cuts growth forecast

The European Central Bank will not set a limit on how much sovereign debt it can buy under its new bond-buying programme and will not expect better treatment than other creditors as it has in the past

Fed considers open season on bond buys to boost economy

The US Federal Reserve is considering a new approach to unconventional monetary policy that would give it more leeway to tailor the scale of its stimulus to changing economic winds.

Federal Reserve ends money printing, but the easy money party will continue

The Federal Reserve is unlikely to start sucking out all the money it has printed and pumped into the financial system any time soon.

Federal Reserve says its ending quantitative easing, but did its $4 bn experiment work?

The Federal Reserve announced the end of its economic stimulus known as quantitative easing on Wednesday.