Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s much anticipated speech to the Kansas City Fed’s Jackson Hole conference was fairly vague about Fed’s future course—no surprise there— but was also quite frank ...

Update (11 a.m. EDT): MarketWatch reports stocks bounced after Bernanke's speech, at which he offered no stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. "More stimulus would have riled investors into ...

Bernanke made a speech this morning to other central bankers, economists and journalists at an annual forum in Jackson Hole. There were a number of key phrases Fed watchers were expecting to hear and, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares, the euro and oil ticked up in choppy trade on Friday as investors braced for a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that could offer clues on the ...

Some market participants were disappointed by Bernanke's non-committal speech at the Jackson Hole shindig on Friday, with diminished expectations for further quantitative easing at the next meeting.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks posted small gains Thursday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank will stick to its efforts to spur the economy. In a speech at the National Press ...

After two days of big swings, stocks calmed a bit as investors anxiously await today's speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for signs of possible Fed moves that would affect the market.

NEW YORK | Wall Street ended a lackluster session mostly lower Friday after a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke failed to give investors any hints about interest rate policy despite ...

Commodities continue to hover near familiar technical barriers as traders wait for Friday’s much-anticipated speech from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at the Jackson Hole symposium. Traders hope the ...