Jean-Claude Trichet

While most analysts don't expect a major departure from the December Fed meeting, the voting lineup has changed substantially. Now, Chairman Bernanke has to deal with three new members of the rate-setting committee who have expressed reservations about quantitative easing.

Ever since the Greek debt crisis began worrying investors last month, many European banks are being stress tested. Now, there is growing pressure to release the results.

The nation's top monetary official has received high marks in a new investor survey. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke received the highest rating for handling the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, according to the first Quarterly Bloomberg Global Poll. In the survey, 75...

If creating buzz about better times can help create better times, then better economic conditions may be ahead. That's because even now European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet is sounding positive and seeing "green shoots." "As far as growth is concerned, we're around the inflection...