Economy, Second Economic Stimulus | featured news

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the Fed's new $600 billion program to aid the economy on Saturday, rejecting concerns that it will spur runaway inflation.

The Federal Reserve escalated its efforts to get the U.S. economic recovery back on track Wednesday, again entering the realm of risky and untested policy in response to the worst downturn in generations.

The Federal Reserve looks set to embark on a hotly debated second round of monetary easing next week, but much uncertainty surrounds the scope and pace of bond purchases by the U.S. central bank.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on Friday laid out a case for the central bank to take further action to bolster growth, citing the risks of prolonged high unemployment and a U.S. economy slipping into a deflationary spiral.

As the economy shows troubling signs of another slowdown, some economists are beginning to worry about the possibility of a "double-dip" recession.

President Obama on Saturday dismissed the idea the nation might need a second stimulus to jolt the economy out of recession and ...

Most economists in the Journal's forecasting survey said the U.S. doesn't need another round of stimulus, despite expectations of severe job losses.

Democrats are all over the map on the stimulus and the possibility of a sequel.