This week,Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said his "best guess" is for a continued economic recovery.

VOA: special.2010.06.11

On Tuesday,President Obama nominated Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

VOA: special.2009.08.28

On Wednesday,the Federal Reserve kept its target rate near zero for overnight loans between banks.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

But the Federal Reserve will pay for it.

VOA: special.2010.07.23

Banks that received money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program reaped unexpected profits and repaid billions in loans, resulting in a record for the Federal Reserve.

VOA: standard.2010.01.15

Army Reserve Captain Pete Hegseth heads a group called Vets For Freedom.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

However,to become more competitive in the global economy, the government is trying to rollback its system of ethnic preferences, which requires companies to reserve 30 percent of their shares for Malays.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

Like the Bank of England, the U.S.Federal Reserve has all but exhausted one of its most powerful tools for stimulating the economy -- lowering the key interest rate that banks charge to lend to each other.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18