Articles tagged with policy

Fri, May 25, 2012

Fed's Plosser warns on discretionary policy decisions

By Eva Kuehnen

ELTVILLE, Germany (Reuters) - The debate over how the Federal Reserve can best articulate its policy actions grew on Friday as a ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Obama campaign targeting Romney's record as governor

By Jeff Mason and Laura MacInnis

CHICAGO/DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - After weeks of painting Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney as a job-slashing corporate ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

Powell critical of Romney foreign policy team

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell criticized Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday for taking advice from foreign policy ...

Wed, May 23, 2012

China says to step up policy fine-tuning to spur growth

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will step up policy fine-tuning to support the economy, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday, the latest signal that Beijing will ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

World Bank cuts China forecast, urges measured policy

By Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank cut its economic growth forecast for China this year to 8.2 percent on Wednesday ...

Tue, May 22, 2012

Insight: EU foreign policy chief Ashton stays out of the spotlight

By Sebastian Moffett

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - For an insight into the world of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, consider the tale of a humble ...

Wed, May 16, 2012

Google to meet French regulator on privacy policy

By Leila Abboud and Gwénaëlle Barzic

PARIS (Reuters) - Google will meet with France's data protection watchdog next week to answer questions about its ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Sprint announces new mobile ad policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel plans to create a new mobile advertising policy to reassure customers that they have control over whether or not ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

Fed's Dudley urges more global policy coordination

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's new inflation target is an example of the kind of steps policymakers globally should take to bolster ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Romney foreign policy spokesman resigns under fire

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney's foreign policy spokesman, Richard Grenell, has resigned after only a brief stint on Romney's presidential campaign.

The ...

Tue, May 01, 2012

Analysis: Permit glut points to new EU carbon policy tool

By Jeff Coelho

LONDON (Reuters) - Any one-off European Union intervention to clear the massive glut of permits now clogging its emissions trading scheme is ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Hispanics back Obama over Romney on policy, many undecided

By Patricia Zengerle

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hispanics favor President Barack Obama's policies over those of Republican rival Mitt Romney by large margins but many ...

Thu, April 26, 2012

Biden knocks Romney for "back to the future" foreign policy

By Jeff Mason

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden blasted Mitt Romney's foreign policy vision on Thursday as backward-looking and tied to ...

Wed, April 25, 2012

Fed stands pat but says will act if needed

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa and Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday said U.S. monetary policy was "more ...

Tue, April 17, 2012

China FDI signals overseas uptick, policy seen steady

By Zhou Xin and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China bagged foreign direct investment at a record-setting pace in the first three months of 2012 ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

China FDI signals overseas uptick, policy seen steady

By Zhou Xin and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China bagged foreign direct investment at a record-setting pace in the first three months of 2012 ...

Thu, April 12, 2012

Analysis: Romney defines hawkish yet murky foreign policy

By Peter Apps

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As he locks down the Republican nomination for U.S. president, Mitt Romney is framing what looks to be ...

Mon, April 09, 2012

Brazil complains to Obama about monetary policy

By Brian Winter and Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff complained about U.S. monetary policy and expressed concern that sanctions against ...

Sun, April 08, 2012

China inflation data keeps policy bias on growth

By Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual inflation rate jumped more than expected in March to 3.6 percent as food prices ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

Google defends privacy policy to European watchdog

By Leila Abboud and Claire Davenport

LONDON (Reuters) - Web search giant Google Inc defended its new privacy policy as lawful and cited measures to ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

BoE holds steady course as UK stumbles towards growth

By Sven Egenter and Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England held back from giving Britain's fragile recovery an extra boost on ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

BoE to sit tight on policy despite shock manufacturing data

By Sven Egenter and Olesya Dmitracova

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England is set to leave its policy settings on hold on Thursday as ...

Thu, April 05, 2012

BOJ to mull easing at April 27 policy meeting: sources

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will consider easing monetary policy at its next rate review on April 27 by ...

Thu, March 29, 2012

BRICS flay West over IMF reform, monetary policy

By Rajesh Kumar Singh

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging market nations pressed Western powers to cede more voting rights ...

Fri, March 23, 2012

Fed should not over-commit to easy policy: Bullard

By Clement Tan

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should be wary about "over-committing" to an ultra-easy monetary policy that has served the economy ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

Fed should not over-commit to easy policy: Bullard

HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should be wary about "over-committing" to an ultra-easy monetary policy that has served the economy well ...

Mon, March 19, 2012

Eurodollar reflects scant Fed policy change

By Ellen Freilich

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The apparent unwinding of some expectations for another imminent round of Federal Reserve quantitative monetary easing sent Treasury ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Exclusive: PayPal backtracks on "obscene" e-book policy

By Alistair Barr

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal, the online payment service owned by eBay Inc, is backtracking on its policy against processing sales of ...

Tue, March 13, 2012

Fed nods to better economy, mum on next move

By Mark Felsenthal and Pedro da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday provided few clues on the prospects for further monetary easing ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

BOJ refrains from easing, overrules lone stimulus proposal

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy on hold on Tuesday, overruling a lone proposal for more stimulus and ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

China central bank eyes freer yuan, policy flexibility

By Nick Edwards and Zhou Xin

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will encourage the value of its yuan currency to be set by the market and ...

Mon, March 12, 2012

China central bank sees room for policy maneuvering

By Nick Edwards and Zhou Xin

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has ample room to tweak policy to support credit growth in the face of volatile ...

Fri, March 09, 2012

Japan government keeps up pressure, BOJ seen on hold

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government on Friday kept up pressure on the central bank to further support an economic recovery, but ...

Thu, March 08, 2012

Brazil questions Google's new privacy policy

By Brad Haynes

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's Justice Ministry is pressing Google Inc for details about how it handles users' personal information under ...

Wed, March 07, 2012

Sheriff's pink-underwear policy may be unconstitutional: court

By Dan Whitcomb

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Firebrand Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's requirement that jail inmates wear pink underwear may be unconstitutional when applied ...

Tue, March 06, 2012

No policy shift from new North Korea leader despite nuclear deal

By Benjamin Kang Lim and Brian Rhoads

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea's willingness to cut a surprise deal with the United States on the ...

Mon, March 05, 2012

ECB to signal policy lull as debt storm calms

By Sakari Suoninen

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is likely to signal on Thursday that it has done all it intends to do ...

Sun, March 04, 2012

Weidmann gains traction with policy pushback

By Paul Carrel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German-led faction at the European Central Bank is leading a riposte against the bank's unprecedented loosening of ...

Fri, March 02, 2012

U.S. risks persist, China in good stead so far: IMF

By Hilary Burke and Malena Castaldi

PUNTA DEL ESTE, Uruguay (Reuters) - A renewed drop in housing prices could thwart the U.S. economic recovery ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

Europe drags on global economy, few policy options

By Jonathan Cable and Kevin Yao

LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Prospects for a strong recovery in the global economy darkened on Thursday as sputtering factory ...

Thu, March 01, 2012

63 percent of voters back Obama birth control policy: poll

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of Americans favor President Barack Obama's policy requiring birth control coverage for female employees, including clear ...

Wed, February 29, 2012

Europe to investigate new Google privacy policy

By Leila Abboud

(Reuters) - France's data protection watchdog has cast doubt on the legality and fairness of Google's new privacy policy, which ...

Mon, February 27, 2012

Lack of national policy hobbles U.S. manufacturing: study

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lack of a public policy on manufacturing is the main obstacle to a vibrant factory sector in the United ...

Fri, February 24, 2012

Fed says policy appropriate, few hints of new stimulus

By Pedro da Costa and Jonathan Spicer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top Federal Reserve officials said on Friday the U.S. central bank's ultra-easy ...

Thu, February 16, 2012

Romney, Obama campaign spar over China policy

By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama's campaign sparred on Thursday over whether ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Apple tweaks apps policy under lawmaker pressure

By Gerry Shih

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Under pressure from U.S. legislators, Apple Inc moved Wednesday to quell a swelling privacy controversy by saying ...

Tue, February 14, 2012

BOJ signals more aggressive policy, sets inflation goal

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan boosted its asset buying program by $130 billion on Tuesday and in the face of ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

BOJ eases policy, sets near-term price goal

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan on Tuesday eased its policy by boosting asset purchases and defined 1 percent consumer inflation ...

Mon, February 13, 2012

Public Policy Polling: Santorum may be up by 10-15 over Romney in Michigan

UNDATED (WKZO) -- Rick Santorum will reportedly surge to a 10-15 percent lead "barring big shift" in tonight's calls.  The report which comes from ...

Sun, February 12, 2012

China's Wen says to start policy fine-tuning in

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China will start to fine-tune its economic policies in the first quarter, Premier Wen Jiabao said in remarks published by state media ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

China economy shows strain as policy shift eyed

By Aileen Wang and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China betrayed signs of spluttering domestic demand on Friday as imports crumbling to their lowest in ...

Fri, February 10, 2012

Shares and dollar firmer; oil rebounds

By Natsuko Waki

LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks hit their highest level since July on Friday, keeping the benchmark global equity index near a 7-1 ...

Thu, February 09, 2012

China inflation spike pricks policy easing expectations

By Kevin Yao and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's annual inflation spiked to a consensus-busting 4.5 percent in January as spending jumped ...

Wed, February 08, 2012

Williams: Fed must keep policy throttle 'wide open'

By Ann Saphir

CLAREMONT, California (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should do all it can to reduce very high unemployment and bring inflation ...

Fri, February 03, 2012

EU regulators want Google to halt new privacy policy

By Claire Davenport

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of European regulators has written to Google Inc calling on it to halt the introduction of its ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Fed still divided as Fisher sees no need for QE3

By Jonathan Spicer

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A third round of large-scale asset purchases by the Federal Reserve is not needed and would compound the ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Obama says draws from Christian faith to craft policy

By Laura MacInnis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to emphasize his Christian faith on Thursday, telling a key election-year voting bloc that he ...

Thu, February 02, 2012

Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets ...

Tue, January 31, 2012

Twitter CEO says new policy is for transparency: report

(Reuters) - Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo said the company's recently announced online content policy was meant to be a transparent way to handle ...

Thu, January 26, 2012

Lawmakers press Google on privacy policy changes

(Reuters) - A leading lawmaker on privacy issues said on Thursday he would ask for a probe into whether recently announced changes in how Google ...

Wed, January 25, 2012

Bernanke news conference on Fed policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Below are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference following the Fed's policy meeting on Wednesday.

Fed Graphics ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Analysis: Wall Street puzzles over Google's new direction

By Alexei Oreskovic

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc, which revolutionized Internet searches with an easy-to-use website, has itself become an increasingly tricky business to ...

Tue, January 24, 2012

Bernanke has "finger on trigger" for new bond buys

By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has moved closer to embarking on a new round of its ...

Fri, January 20, 2012

New York City in court over homeless shelter policy

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration went to court on Friday to defend its controversial new application process at ...

Mon, January 16, 2012

China policy easing ahead as growth hits 2-year low

By Langi Chiang and Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy expanded at its weakest pace in 2-1/2 years in the latest ...

Fri, January 13, 2012

Dip in China's FX reserves may hasten policy shift

By Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's official reserves slipped to $3.18 trillion in the final quarter of 2011, signaling that the ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

ECB sees "substantial" effect from cheap money

By Sakari Suoninen

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's flood of cheap three-year money is helping the euro zone's banking system substantially ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

China inflation eases to 15-month low, policy easing eyed

By Aileen Wang and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's inflation rate eased to a 15-month low in December, though sticky food prices are ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Fed officials at odds over policy path

By Andrew Stern

LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - Top Federal Reserve officials disagreed on Wednesday over how aggressive the central bank should be to spur ...

Wed, January 11, 2012

Fed should keep easy policy to boost economy: Evans

By Andrew Stern

LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve should stick to its super-easy monetary policy to fight unemployment and spur ...

Mon, January 09, 2012

China trade growth slows to 2-year lows in December

By Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports and imports grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in December as ...

Fri, January 06, 2012

Monetary policy works when rates near zero: Bullard

Chicago (Reuters) - Central bank actions work better than tax and spending measures to protect an economy from shocks, even when interest rates are at ...

Sat, December 31, 2011

China factories struggle, policy action seen ahead

By Kevin Yao

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's big manufacturers narrowly avoided a contraction in December a survey showed on Sunday, but downward risks persist ...

Thu, December 29, 2011

North Korea's new leaders lash out at South Korea and allies

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea sounded a bellicose note in its first communication with the outside world since the death of leader Kim Jong-il, saying ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Most U.S. Latinos oppose Obama's deportation policy: study

By Tim Gaynor

(Reuters) - U.S. Hispanics disapprove of President Barack Obama's stepped up deportation program by a two-to-one margin, although support for ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Analysis: China needs new policy course as capital tide turns

By Kevin Yao

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy has surfed for years on a crest of hefty capital inflows, but the tide that brought ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

U.S. airlines and a lost luggage liability puzzle

By Mitch Lipka

(Reuters) - With so many people flying over the holidays, there's a good chance some of these travelers will end up ...

Thu, December 22, 2011

UPS pilots suing to join new U.S. fatigue policy

(Reuters) - Unionized pilots at UPS Inc will seek a court order to force U.S. regulators to include cargo pilots in a new regulation ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

BOJ warns of economic standstill as exports slump

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's central bank offered a bleaker view of the economy and the government warned of worsening business sentiment ...

Tue, December 20, 2011

Iraqi tensions are policy, political challenge for Obama

By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq war may be over for the U.S. military, but it may not be for the Iraqis ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Instant view: Fed leaves policy steady, downside risks remain

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday left monetary policy on hold but said financial market turbulence posed threats to economic growth, leaving ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Fisher says more Fed easing is "wrong path"

By Ann Saphir

AUSTIN (Reuters) - More monetary stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve would be the "wrong path," despite the threat the simmering ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

China data signals pro-growth policy shift

By Aileen Wang and Nick Edwards

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth dropped in November to its slowest pace in more than two ...

Tue, December 06, 2011

Fed to hold off on easing, finalize policy framework

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve looks set to hold off on easing monetary policy for a second meeting in ...

Sun, December 04, 2011

Republicans show rare discord over tax policy

By Richard Cowan and Donna Smith

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican brand, built on a rock-solid "no new tax" pledge to voters, is showing a ...

Thu, December 01, 2011

China economy slowing despite policy easing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economic growth will probably slow to 8 percent in 2012 and further to 7 percent in 2013 even though the ...

Wed, November 30, 2011

China cuts bank reserves in policy shift to lift economy

By Zhou Xin and Kevin Yao

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank cut reserve requirements for commercial lenders on Wednesday for the first time ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

New York homeless policy change called "cruel"

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council voted on Tuesday to sue Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration over new eligibility ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

New York city council may sue over Bloomberg homeless policy

By Jonathan Allen

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Council will vote on Tuesday whether to proceed with filing a lawsuit over new ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Obama policy has slowed Iran nuclear effort: aide

By Matt Spetalnick

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top national security aide said on Tuesday a U.S.-led drive to isolate Iran ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Fed officials warm to communications changes

By Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve appears to be edging closer to providing financial markets with more detail to gauge the likely ...

Tue, November 22, 2011

Republicans bash Pakistan in debate

By John Whitesides

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican presidential hopefuls criticized U.S. policy toward Pakistan and called for placing sanctions on Iran's central ...

Sun, November 20, 2011

BOA doping policy found to be "non-compliant"

Nov 20 (Reuters) - The British Olympic Association (BOA) has vowed to defend its hardline approach on doping despite facing the prospect of sanctions after ...

Fri, November 18, 2011

EU hails Myanmar moves, reviewing policy

By David Brunnstrom

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union on Friday welcomed Myanmar allowing the party of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take ...

Thu, November 17, 2011

White House, senators clash over detainee policy

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers denounced President Barack Obama's policy on the prosecution of suspected militants on Thursday and the White House ...

Mon, November 14, 2011

Obama taps insider to head tax policy at US Treasury

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has picked an administration insider as assistant secretary for tax policy at the U.S. Treasury, the White House ...

Thu, October 13, 2011

China inflation ticks lower, policy on pause

By Aileen Wang and Koh Gui Qing

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's consumer inflation dipped to 6.1 percent in September, retreating further from three-year ...

Mon, October 10, 2011

Russia says U.S. Afghan policy stokes AIDS problem

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States is aggravating the HIV/AIDS problem in Russia and the West by refusing to use its forces to destroy ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Georgia city revises headscarf policy after lawsuit

By David Beasley

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia city settled a federal lawsuit on Thursday filed by a Muslim woman who was arrested and jailed ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

Pragmatism rules new Obama team's Pakistan policy

By Missy Ryan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After a very public falling out between Pakistan and the Pentagon, the U.S. military's new leaders are ...

Thu, October 06, 2011

China games trading system with yuan policy: Obama

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday China has been hurting the United States by manipulating its currency to help its exports, but ...

Thu, September 29, 2011

Republican Perry renews criticism of Fed policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Thursday lashed out anew at the Federal Reserve, accusing the U.S. central bank of pursuing ...

Mon, September 26, 2011

New policy says living person image could be on stamps

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans will soon be stamping their mail with the faces of living figures, the United States Postal Service ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Insight: Fed's new rate policy twists insurers into a knot

By Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's latest move to stimulate credit for consumers and businesses, known as Operation Twist, is ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Moody's downgrades big banks on changed policy

By Joe Rauch and David Henry

(Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service lowered debt ratings for Bank of America Corp , Citigroup Inc and Wells Fargo ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Analysis: Fed in political crosshairs as campaign gains steam

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve managed to dodge a bullet last year when it emerged even more ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Republicans don't want loose monetary policy: Cantor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Republicans fear a loose monetary policy will hurt the U.S. economy, a Republican leader said on Wednesday after signing a ...

Wed, September 21, 2011

Obama seeks to ease doubts on global leadership

By Matt Spetalnick and Laura MacInnis

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to ease doubts about his leadership on the world stage on ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

As Fed meets, Republicans warn against policy move

By Mark Felsenthal and Pedro da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Congressional Republicans on Tuesday took the unusual step of telling the Federal Reserve to ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Gays in military relieved by end of policy

By Harriet McLeod

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - For U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Captain Sarah Pezzat, the end on Tuesday of the policy banning ...

Tue, September 20, 2011

Fed on alert amid gloomy outlook: officials

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials both warned about weakness in the U.S. economy on Tuesday ...

Mon, September 19, 2011

Analysis: Obama deportations raise immigration policy questions

By Molly O'Toole

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama says he backs immigration reform, announcing last month an initiative to ease deportation policies, but ...

Sun, September 18, 2011

Abbas stakes Palestinian claim to state at U.N.

By Alistair Lyon and Arshad Mohammed

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked the United Nations on Friday to recognize a state for ...

Sat, September 17, 2011

ECB'S Weidmann says wrong to ditch monetary policy principles

BERLIN (Reuters) - ECB Governing Council member Jens Weidmann, an opponent of the bank's bond-buying program, told Germany's Spiegel magazine the ECB had ...

Fri, September 16, 2011

Perry accuses Obama of "dangerous" Mideast policy

By Edith Honan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rick Perry accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of not standing behind Israel as the Texas governor sought ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Marseille lays bare G7 differences and lack of policy room

By Daniel Flynn and Annika Breidthardt

MARSEILLE (Reuters) - Vague pledges and a lack of action by G7 countries underscored differences between Europe and the ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

ECB signals rates on hold, nervous about economy

By Sakari Suoninen

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank signaled on Thursday that it had halted a cycle of interest rate rises begun just ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

ECB to signal change in policy tack as crisis bites

By Paul Carrel

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is expected to signal a change in policy direction on Thursday, halting an interest-rate rise ...

Wed, September 07, 2011

Palestinian hits out at U.S. policy on U.N. bid

By Tom Perry

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The United States is showing "disdain" for Arabs by trying to prevent the Palestinians from gaining statehood ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

U.N. study savages U.S., European economic policy

By Tom Miles

GENEVA (Reuters) - The pursuit of austerity measures and deficit cuts is pushing the world economy toward disaster in a misguided attempt ...

Mon, September 05, 2011

Wall Street, finishing flat, posts 4 weeks of gains

By Chuck Mikolajczak

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed out a fourth week of gains in quiet fashion on Friday, edging higher as the market ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Grain companies tighten GMO policy, eye Syngenta corn

By Christine Stebbins and Karl Plume

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Major U.S. grain companies have tightened curbs on genetically modified grains not yet approved by ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Cheney book renews post-9/11 U.S. policy fights

By Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney's new memoir revives the fierce battles over U.S. national security policies after ...

Tue, August 30, 2011

Fed officials diverge on treatment for economy

By Jonathan Spicer and Ann Saphir

NEW YORK/BISMARCK, North Dakota (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials diverged on Tuesday on the need for ...

Sun, August 28, 2011

Analysis: Economic leaders fear policy paralysis

By Ann Saphir and Mark Felsenthal

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - The heads of the U.S. Federal Reserve, IMF and OECD stepped up pressure ...

Thu, August 25, 2011

Analysis: Japan's politics offer sober economic policy lessons

By Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. and euro zone governments drowning in debt should look no further than Japan to ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Policy experts howl over stat abstract's death sentence

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cost-cutting plan by the Census Bureau to kill off its Statistical Abstract was under fire this week from pundits and policy ...

Sun, August 21, 2011

Bank of Japan may ease monetary policy again

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will consider easing monetary policy further, possibly at an emergency meeting before next month's ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

PIMCO: Treasuries reflect likelihood of recession

By Jennifer Ablan and Daniel Burns

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said on Friday the decline ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Analysis: Smarting firms push case for India policy breather

By Abhijit Neogy and Henry Foy

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - A. Chandra Shekhar, the CEO of a small alternative energy solutions firm at the ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

More policy easing unnecessary: Minneapolis Fed chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kockerlakota on Friday said he dissented from a U.S. central bank decision to keep interest ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

China bank lending hits 7-month low amid tight policy

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's bank lending slowed more than expected in July to seven-month lows as Beijing kept a tight grip on monetary policy ...

Fri, August 12, 2011

China urges action on EU and U.S. debt, to keep yuan policy

By Langi Chiang

MANADO, Indonesia (Reuters) - China is worried about challenges that the European Union faces in the next two months and urged the ...

Thu, August 11, 2011

Europe short-selling ban reveals divisions

By James Regan and Ian Simpson

PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) - A piecemeal ban on short-selling of financial stocks in Europe sparked a rush of alternative ...

Sun, August 07, 2011

France eyes more deficit cuts as ratings eyed

By Marc Angrand and Catherine Bremer

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered his finance and budget ministers to find new ways ...

Thu, August 04, 2011

Instant view: BOJ eases policy after Japan forex intervention

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan eased monetary policy by boosting its asset buying scheme in a rate review that was cut short by ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Japan acts to tame yen, follows Swiss move

By Stanley White and Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan sold one trillion yen ($12.5 billion) and loosened its monetary reins on Thursday, joining ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

China halts offshore yuan borrowing to tighten policy

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's central bank has halted offshore yuan borrowing by domestic companies, official media reported, a move seen as an ...

Mon, August 01, 2011

China central bank says inflation fight a policy priority

BEIJING (Reuters) - China pledged to keep to a "prudent" monetary policy for the rest of the year to combat inflation, which is stubbornly fixed ...

Fri, July 22, 2011

Analysis: Struggling Indian economy hardens case to end policy

By Tony Munroe

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India is nearing the end of its credit tightening cycle, as 10 interest rate increases since March 2010 exact ...

Sun, July 10, 2011

Tea Partiers show mixed views on foreign policy

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tea Party movement-backed lawmakers have marched in lockstep toward the goal of shrinking the government but that unity dissolves ...

Fri, July 08, 2011

U.S. shifts policy on same-sex bankruptcies

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has dropped its opposition to joint bankruptcy petitions filed by same-sex married couples in a victory ...

Mon, July 04, 2011

China central bank says to stick to prudent monetary policy

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank pledged on Monday to keep its "prudent" policy to wrestle inflation under control, but signaled some concerns over ...

Mon, June 27, 2011

Kocherlakota: Recent easing hurts Fed credibility

By Ann Saphir

SIDNEY, Montana (Reuters) - Recent Federal Reserve moves aimed at bolstering a slow but intact recovery reduce the central bank's credibility ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Catholic bishops defend policy on sex abuse

By Elaine Porterfield

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Leaders of the U.S. Roman Catholic Church unveiled proposed changes on Wednesday to their policy governing cases of ...

Tue, June 14, 2011

Bernanke warns of crisis if debt limit not raised

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14 ...

Thu, June 02, 2011

Jobs malaise warrants easy policy: Fed officials

By Kristina Cooke

COLUMBUS Ohio (Reuters) - The high unemployment rate means the Fed's ultra-easy money policies remain the right course of action, top ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Detroit Regional Chamber Kicks Off Policy Conference

(Mackinac Island, MI)  --  The Detroit Regional Chamber's 2011 policy conference begins tomorrow on Mackinac Island. The annual event brings government and business leaders ...

Tue, May 31, 2011

Moody's: No progress on Japan fiscal policy consensus

TOKYO (Reuters) - Moody's Investors Service said on Tuesday it has seen no progress on a consensus between Japan's government and opposition on ...

Mon, May 23, 2011

Euro zone, China PMIs ease as policy bites

By Jonathan Cable

LONDON (Reuters) - Manufacturers in Europe and China tapped the brakes this month and price pressures eased as tighter policy measures to ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

U.S. revises visa policy in gesture to Iranians

By Arshad Mohammed

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Iranian students may seek two-year, multiple-entry U.S. visas, the State Department said on Friday, giving them greater ...

Fri, May 20, 2011

Obama brings Mideast policy push on Europe, G8 trip

By Steve Holland and Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will use a European tour next week to urge U.S. allies to ...

Thu, May 19, 2011

Fed's Evans says no need to alter easy money policy yet

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is on a firmer footing after a deep and lengthy recession, but still-high unemployment is keeping inflation under ...

Fri, May 13, 2011

New Policy After Special Needs Child Was Left On Bus

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- Kalamazoo Schools moved quickly after a 3-year old special needs child was left on a school bus for about 6 hours on ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Kocherlakota: Fed funds rate is best policy tool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The federal funds rate is the best policy tool the Federal Reserve has to conduct monetary policy, and it should use ...

Wed, May 11, 2011

Fed officials divided on policy outlook

By Ann Saphir

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Narayana Kocherlakota on Wednesday repeated his call for an interest-rate hike by year's ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

China's economy cools, limiting need for tighter policy

By Kevin Yao and Aileen Wang

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's industrial output growth eased much more than expected in April to suggest the world ...

Tue, May 10, 2011

Geithner sees "promising shifts" in China's policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday that China has taken key steps to level the playing field for U.S. firms ...

Thu, April 28, 2011

China c.bank governor vows to make policy more flexible

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Central Bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan reiterated that China will make its monetary policy more flexible and targeted, amid intense speculation ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

NY insurance policy Colon pays off with brilliant win

By Larry Fine

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees signed former Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon as an insurance policy before the ...

Wed, April 27, 2011

BOJ believes Japan in recession, stands pat on policy

By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged on Thursday even as it lowered growth forecasts ...

Sun, April 24, 2011

Mexico ready for tighter U.S. monetary policy -finmin

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's peso may dip against the dollar once the United States starts tightening monetary policy but the overall impact on ...

Wed, April 20, 2011

Gingrich derides Obama over energy policy

By Ros Krasny

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Republican former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, mulling a run for the White House, on Wednesday ...

Sat, April 16, 2011

IMF countries try to bridge economic policy rift

By Lesley Wroughton and Isabel Versiani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund member countries sought to bridge sharp differences over the global economy, acknowledging that ...

Fri, April 15, 2011

Plosser says Fed could tighten policy this year

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser on Friday said the U.S. central bank could move to tighten monetary policy this ...

Wed, April 13, 2011

Fed, ECB policymakers urge policy normalization

By Mark Felsenthal

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Top U.S. and European central bank officials agreed on Wednesday their institutions must withdraw some of the ...

Mon, April 11, 2011

IMF says sluggish U.S. growth requires easy money policy

By Glenn Somerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economic recovery is so sluggish that the Federal Reserve needs to keep easy money policies in place while ...

Sat, April 09, 2011

Fed's Yellen says too soon to start reversing policy

By Ros Krasny

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is still not strong enough for the Federal Reserve to start reversing its ...

Fri, April 08, 2011

Rays' Ramirez retires after drug-policy issue

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Ramirez, a 12-times All-Star who won two World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox, has retired after being notified ...

Fri, April 08, 2011

Fed's policy divide seen in views of two officials

By Chris Baltimore and Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

DALLAS/KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Dueling views on the outlook for inflation and U.S. monetary policy ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

More signs of Fed discord on rate policy

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

ROANOKE, Virginia (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials offered conflicting views on interest rates on Thursday, one arguing they ...

Thu, April 07, 2011

Policy riders key part of budget: Republican aide

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Restrictions on abortion as well as other steps that Democrats find objectionable are "an important part of this discussion" in talks to ...

Tue, April 05, 2011

Minutes show Fed split over timing of policy exit

By Mark Felsenthal and Glenn Somerville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Divisions at the U.S. Federal Reserve over how soon to reverse course on monetary policy ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Philippines needs a reproductive health policy: U.N.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, where an average of 11 women a day die giving birth, could lower its high maternal death rate by having ...

Thu, March 31, 2011

China military policy paper lays out worries about U.S.

By Ben Blanchard

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it faced an increasingly "volatile" Asian region where the United States has expanded its strategic ...

Sun, March 27, 2011

Brazil defends economic policy; IMF stresses basics

By Jason Lange and Jeff Jones

CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Brazil on Sunday defended its unorthodox strategies to cool its economy as the International Monetary ...

Fri, March 18, 2011

BOJ signals easy policy intact, focus on fund injection

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa reiterated the central bank's resolve to maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy following ...

Sun, March 13, 2011

BOJ eases policy to shore up confidence, pumps cash

By Leika Kihara and Rie Ishiguro

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's central bank doubled its asset buying scheme to 10 trillion yen and supplied record ...

Tue, March 08, 2011

As oil muddies outlook, Fed policy less certain

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surging oil prices are deepening a split inside the Federal Reserve, blurring the likely direction of monetary ...

Sun, March 06, 2011

BOJ sees deflation easing but keeps easy policy bias

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is expected to make progress in beating deflation but risks to its economy remain, a senior Bank of ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

Fed officials argue easy-money policy should stay

By Ann Saphir

ST. CLOUD, Minnesota (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve is right to carry on with its cheap money policy to fight ...

Wed, February 23, 2011

Fed policy should stay loose for some time: Evans

LONDON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's monetary policy should remain accommodative for some time yet, Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans was quoted on ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Analysis: Divisions threaten hope for G20 policy deal

By Daniel Flynn

PARIS (Reuters) - Wide differences between rich and poor countries may frustrate France's hope of taking a bold step toward stabilizing ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Republican foreign policy "wolf" shows her teeth

By Susan Cornwell and Pascal Fletcher

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For years, Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has been busy lecturing world leaders over human rights abuses.

Now ...

Fri, February 04, 2011

Ifo head calls EU policy coordination "ridiculous"

BERLIN (Reuters) - The head of Germany's prestigious Ifo economic research institute on Friday slammed European plans to increase economic coordination, calling motions by ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Pentagon issues guidelines for repealing gay policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Pentagon rules allowing gays to serve openly in the U.S. military prohibit separate bathroom facilities based on sexual orientation and ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Pentagon releases guidelines for repealing gay policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New Pentagon rules allowing gays to serve openly in the military prohibit separate bathroom facilities based on sexual orientation and say that ...

Fri, January 28, 2011

Obama: drug abuse requires broader policy response

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday that fighting drug abuse demanded a broad public health effort to curb demand for narcotics, but ...

Mon, January 24, 2011

U.S. power unbeatable for decades: China policy planner

By Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States will retain unchallengeable global dominance for at least two decades, a top Chinese official has said ...

Thu, January 20, 2011

Treasury official hits out at China yuan policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Treasury official sharply criticized China's foreign exchange policies on Thursday as Chinese President Hu Jintao met with political ...

Tue, January 18, 2011

Obama engagement policy has failed-Iran's U.N. envoy

By Louis Charbonneau

NEW YORK (Reuters) - On the eve of nuclear talks in Turkey, Tehran's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday that U ...

Mon, January 17, 2011

Fed's Plosser: Monetary policy has its limits

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Monetary policy cannot speed up labor market healing or prevent asset price bubbles, and counting on it to do so may do ...

Fri, January 14, 2011

China defends yuan policy ahead of Hu's U.S. trip

BEIJING (Reuters) - China defended its exchange rate policy on Friday, days before President Hu Jintao heads to Washington, with a senior diplomat saying the ...

Mon, January 10, 2011

Fed officials offer dueling views on policy

By Ann Saphir

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two top Federal Reserve officials offered differing views on monetary policy on Tuesday, with one warning the Fed's ...

Fri, January 07, 2011

Bernanke to face Senate skeptical of Fed policy

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke will not get an easy pass from U.S. lawmakers on Friday as the Federal ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

France wants closer euro zone economic policy: report

BERLIN (Reuters) - France wants all 16 euro zone governments and any other interested European Union members to coordinate their economic policy more closely in ...

Wed, December 22, 2010

Local Preference Policy Vote Put Off Until February

KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- The Kalamazoo County Board prides itself on being non-partisan, but every now and again, party differences flare up. Last night the democrats ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

House votes to end military's policy on gays

By Thomas Ferraro

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill to repeal a ban against gays serving openly in ...

Mon, December 06, 2010

Lacker says Fed policy risky, should be reviewed

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's move to purchase an additional $600 billion in bonds carries risks ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

ECB's Trichet: EU policy, funds must be up to task

PARIS (Reuters) - Europe's reaction to the fiscal crisis and the stabilization fund set up to deal with it must be commensurate to the ...

Fri, December 03, 2010

China declares shift to "prudent" monetary policy

By Zhou Xin and Simon Rabinovitch

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will switch to a prudent monetary policy from a moderately loose stance, the Communist Party ...

Thu, December 02, 2010

Fed officials say easing policy can be calibrated

By Emily Flitter and David Lawder

ROCHESTER, N.Y./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve's controversial $600 billion bond buying program is ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Military's gays policy harms health, doctor says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for gays helps spread disease and puts service members' health ...

Wed, December 01, 2010

Fed's Yellen: central bank's policy "no panacea"

By Kristina Cooke and Jonathan Spicer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank's policy is "hardly a panacea" for weak U.S ...

Tue, November 30, 2010

NFL Announces Lockout Refund Policy

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WTAQ) - Tickets for NFL preseason and regular-season contests cancelled by a potential lockout will be refunded. 

The league announced the ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

Sentiment drives cycles, policy: San Francisco Fed

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Business and consumer confidence is a key driver of future economic performance, and a bout of pessimism signals continued easy monetary policy ...

Mon, November 22, 2010

U.S. corn ethanol "was not a good policy": Gore

By Gerard Wynn

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former vice-president Al Gore said support for corn-based ethanol in the United States was "not a good policy", weeks ...

Sun, November 21, 2010

China should tighten its monetary policy: central bank advisor

BEIJING (Reuters) - China should tighten monetary policy to staunch liquidity, and more measures should follow next year, an advisor to the central bank said ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

White House to push for tech policy action in 2011

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will push Congress next year to move ahead on critical technology policies, the White House's ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

Sunshine Policy failed to change North Korea: report

By Ronald Popeski

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's peaceful "Sunshine Policy" toward North Korea failed, a government report has found, saying there have been ...

Wed, November 17, 2010

New York court backs insurance policy re-sales

By Ben Berkowitz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's highest court on Wednesday said it was legal for residents of the state to take ...

Wed, November 10, 2010

U.S. pursuing dollar weakening policy: Greenspan

LONDON (Reuters) - The United States is pursuing a policy of weakening its currency, driving up exchange rates in the rest of the world, former ...

Fri, November 05, 2010

White House sees little change in foreign policy

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top security adviser said on Friday he expected Republicans to continue to support the administration ...

Mon, October 25, 2010

Swiss drug policy should serve as model: experts

By Stephanie Nebehay

GENEVA (Reuters) - Switzerland's innovative policy of providing drug addicts with free methadone and clean needles has greatly reduced deaths while ...

Thu, October 14, 2010

Singapore primes policy for volatility like after 9/11

By Nopporn Wong-Anan

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore widened the trading band for the Singapore dollar on Thursday for the first time since just after the ...

Tue, October 12, 2010

Fed says easier policy may be needed "before long"

By Mark Felsenthal and Jason Lange

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials felt the struggling economy might soon need more help when they ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

Monetary policy's diminishing returns

By Emily Kaiser

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve runs the risk of diminishing returns from its next round of money printing to amplify the ...

Sun, October 10, 2010

BOJ's Shirakawa: Easy policy alone can't fix problems

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa on Sunday warned that an extension of unprecedented monetary easing policies by advanced nations for too ...

Mon, October 04, 2010

Fed's Plosser cautions against policy easing: report

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve must not launch a new round of asset purchases without setting out what it wants to achieve through the ...

Sat, October 02, 2010

IMF says China policy to help yuan revalue

YALTA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Policy moves by the Chinese government to free the yuan from a dollar peg will help the Chinese currency rise, Dominique ...

Fri, October 01, 2010

Ron Johnson: Global Warming "Unproven", Shouldn't Set Gov't Policy

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WTAQ) - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ron Johnson says global warming is “unproven,” and it shouldn’t be used to set government ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

Obama says energy policy a top priority next year

By Jeff Mason

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said revamping U.S. energy policy would be a top priority next year and may have ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

BOJ divided on need to ease policy next week

By Rie Ishiguro

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is divided about the need to ease monetary policy next week, which may mean it ...

Sun, September 26, 2010

Japan to "ease policy appropriately if necessary"

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

KOBE, Japan (Reuters) - Japan will ease monetary policy appropriately if necessary, while keeping an eye on the impact of the yen ...

Sat, September 25, 2010

EU to drop Apple probes after firm's policy changes

By Foo Yun Chee

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators will scrap two investigations into Apple Inc's iPhone after the company allowed cross-border repair ...

Thu, September 23, 2010

House panel to move forward on easing Cuba policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A House of Representatives panel will vote next week on a bill relaxing trade with and travel to Cuba, with Democratic supporters ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

Summers' successor to set tone on economic policy

By Caren Bohan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans on Wednesday urged President Barack Obama to pick a more business-friendly successor to economic adviser Larry Summers, a ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

Obama aide Volcker: Corporate tax policy "a mess"

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. corporate income tax policy "is a mess" and could do more to generate investment in green energy, Paul Volcker ...

Wed, September 22, 2010

New Woodward expose details Afghan policy battles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of President Barack Obama's national security team have waged an internal battle over Afghan policy that has been marked by ...

Sun, September 19, 2010

Slowing recovery a policy headache

By Kristina Cooke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sputtering global economy is complicating life for policymakers from Washington to Tokyo.

When the financial crisis erupted ...

Sat, September 18, 2010

Obama faces voter policy doubts in backyard meeting

By Patricia Zengerle

DES MOINES (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his economic policies on Wednesday in the face of tough questions from skeptical Americans ...

Fri, September 17, 2010

Michael Moore knocks Canadian policy

By Etan Vlessing

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Michael Moore, a longtime defender of Canada, has slammed the Great White North for its treatment of U ...

Thu, September 09, 2010

OECD says recovery slowing, urges policy caution

PARIS (Reuters) - Global recovery looks to be slowing more than expected as growth weakens in rich economies, and stimulus should be extended or stepped ...

Mon, August 30, 2010

Fed policy on right course, economists say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most economists in a recent survey said they approved of the Federal Reserve's current course on monetary policy and see deflation ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

BOJ eases policy to fight yen rise but impact seen slim

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan expanded its cheap loan scheme on Monday, heeding government calls for action to curb a ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

Bank of Japan likely to meet on Monday to ease policy

By Leika Kihara

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to ease monetary policy after Governor ...

Sun, August 29, 2010

No China policy change despite slower growth: gov't advisor

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will continue to curb property speculation regardless of recent changes in housing prices, a senior government advisor said in remarks published ...

Fri, August 27, 2010

Policy shift may allow some illegal immigrants to stay

By Tim Gaynor

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A shake-up in immigration policy may lead to deportation proceedings being dropped for thousands of aliens who entered the ...

Wed, August 25, 2010

U.S. spill panel question drilling policy

By Ayesha Rascoe

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The BP oil spill was a massive "failure" in government oversight and administrations should be forced to consult with ...

Mon, August 23, 2010

U.S. court rules against Obama's stem cell policy

By Jeremy Pelofsky and Maggie Fox

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. district court issued a preliminary injunction on Monday stopping federal funding of human ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

BoE inflation report suggests scope for policy easing

By Sumeet Desai and David Milliken

LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation will fall well below its 2 percent target in two years, even if interest ...

Wed, August 11, 2010

Japan data prods BOJ closer to policy action

By Stanley White

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese machinery orders and wholesale prices data on Wednesday were weaker than expected, prodding authorities closer to fresh action ...

Sat, August 07, 2010

Munich Re urges return to orthodox rate policy: report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The head of the world's largest reinsurer, Munich Re <MUVGn.DE>, warned low interest rates were hurting the industry and urged ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

Lawmakers urge action on China currency policy

By JoAnne Allen

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Senators raised concerns about China's currency practices on Wednesday, urging the Obama administration to do ...

Wed, August 04, 2010

Google changes trademark ad policy in Europe

By Leila Abboud and Kate Holton

PARIS (Reuters) - Google is set to allow advertisers in Europe to use rivals' trademarks when bidding for online ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

China urges change in U.S. policy to avoid friction

BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States should alter policy to take account of China's role as a major player on the world stage if ...

Tue, July 27, 2010

New health policy: encouraging friendships?

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having good social relationships -- friends, marriage or children -- may be every bit as important to ...

Fri, July 16, 2010

China to steer steady policy, backs euro zone

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will stick with the policies that cooled economic growth last quarter and will keep faith with the euro despite Europe's ...

Tue, July 13, 2010

Court strikes down FCC indecency policy

By Grant McCool

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission's indecency policy is unconstitutionally vague and could create a chilling effect ...

Sun, July 11, 2010

Japan faces policy gridlock as ruling party reels

By Linda Sieg and Yoko Nishikawa

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faced political gridlock on Monday after the ruling party's thrashing in a weekend election ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

Not time for China to exit loose policy: official

BEIJING (Reuters) - China should not yet stand down from its active fiscal and loose monetary policies, but it needs to gradually prepare expectations for ...

Tue, July 06, 2010

ESPN: LeBron special won't violate policy

By Paul J. Gough

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - ESPN should reap big ratings for Thursday night's special "The Decision," when NBA superstar LeBron ...

Thu, July 01, 2010

German policy changes possible after Merkel debacle

By Stephen Brown

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government called for unity on Thursday after rebels forced a humiliating vote over the ...

Mon, June 21, 2010

Obama's G20 call linked to domestic policy: Germany

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama's plea to surplus nations to boost domestic demand was aimed "in part" at his domestic audience ...

Thu, June 17, 2010

EU works on economic policy coordination in crisis

By Julien Toyer and Timothy Heritage

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders moved toward agreement on Thursday on ways to strengthen budget discipline and economic ...

Wed, June 16, 2010

Jobless claims and price data back low rates policy

By Lucia Mutikani

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New claims for jobless aid rose last week while consumer prices notched their largest decline in nearly 1-1/2 ...

Thu, June 10, 2010

China policy outlook murky after mixed bag of data

By Langi Chiang and Simon Rabinovitch

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese inflation quickened to a 19-month high in May, but a moderation of growth in factory ...

Tue, June 08, 2010

West Michigan Policy Forum Ahead

(Holland, MI - WHTC News) - It was a morning to beat the drums for a fall event that business leaders in the region consider to ...

Mon, May 31, 2010

Fed's Evans says policy easing was not enough

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank's liquidity support was helpful in containing the 2008 financial crisis but it could have done more ...

Sat, May 29, 2010

ECB's Stark eyes end to loose monetary policy: report

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could begin exiting its phase of loose monetary policy from July, ECB Executive Board Member Juergen Stark was ...

Wed, May 26, 2010

AUDIO: Virg Bernero Talks Policy and His Run for Governor

KALAMAZOO -- Current Lansing Mayor and Gubernatorial Candidate Virg Bernero joined Jim McKinney on "The Jay Morris Show" Wednesday afternoon.  Bernero talked about the upcoming ...

Mon, May 10, 2010

U.S. to press China on innovation policy at meeting

By Doug Palmer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is pushing China in the run-up to high-level talks this month in Beijing to roll back ...

Sun, May 09, 2010

Cancer report energizes activists, not policy

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A cancer report that concludes Americans are under constant assault from carcinogenic agents has heartened ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Houston linebacker suspended for violating drug policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brian Cushing, the defensive rookie of the year, was suspended four games for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances, dealing ...

Wed, May 05, 2010

Key lawmakers back FCC on broadband policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress stands ready to write new telecommunications policy, if needed, after a court ruling threw into doubt the government ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

Senators tell Facebook: tighten privacy policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers told Facebook on Tuesday they were concerned about changes in its privacy policy that would allow personal information to ...

Tue, April 20, 2010

Senate panel sets hearing on China yuan policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate Banking subcommittee will hold a hearing on Thursday to examine the impact of China's exchange rate practices on U ...

Fri, April 16, 2010

Fed should exit easy policy "deliberately": Hoenig

By Kristina Cooke and Emily Flitter

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank's withdrawal of extraordinary monetary stimulus for the economy should ...

Wed, April 07, 2010

Does mammogram row signal time for policy shift?

By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent - Analysis

LONDON (Reuters) - It's not hard to find a breast cancer survivor who thinks routine mammograms ...

Tue, April 06, 2010

Fed considering policy shift on Treasury holdings

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is considering allowing maturing Treasury bonds to roll off its portfolio as an alternative way to drain reserves from ...

Fri, April 02, 2010

White House: no decision on China currency policy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday that no formal decision has been made to delay a report on whether to declare China ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Fed's Evans: Monetary policy not effective for pricking bubbles

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Monetary policy is not an effective tool for pricking asset bubbles, but central banks without authority to supervise banks may have ...

Sat, March 27, 2010

Zero rates not a policy floor, says ECB's Orphanides

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Central bankers can continue to ease monetary policy even when interest rates are at zero, and should ...

Wed, March 24, 2010

Fed rate policy to shift amid slow growth: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will start moving away from its zero interest rate policy later this year as the U.S. economy ...

Tue, March 23, 2010

Fed's Plosser: Base monetary policy on simple rules

NAPLES, Florida (Reuters) - Central bankers should base policy on simple rules related to inflation and economic growth and not rely on hazy measures of ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

World Bank tells China to tighten policy

By Alan Wheatley, China Economics Editor

BEIJING (Reuters) - The World Bank raised its 2010 growth and inflation forecasts for China and recommended a tighter ...

Fri, March 12, 2010

China's "flyaway" policy won't work for all sport: Yan Zi

By Nick Mulvenney

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's 'flyaway' policy, which allows top tennis players independence from the state system, is working well but may ...

Mon, March 08, 2010

EU policy makers play down monetary fund idea

By John O'Donnell and Krista Hughes

LUXEMBOURG/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European policy makers played down on Tuesday the idea of creating a European Monetary ...

Sun, March 07, 2010

Days of "special" yuan policy numbered: China c.bank

By Zhou Xin and Benjamin Kang Lim

BEIJING (Reuters) - China flagged on Saturday it will let the yuan resume its rise at some point ...

Thu, March 04, 2010

BOJ's Noda rebuffs government, says no policy changes

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

OTSU, Japan (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Tadao Noda rebuffed on Thursday government overtures for looser monetary policy to support ...

Fri, February 19, 2010

U.S. "tweaks" stem cell policy

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government broadened the definition of a human embryonic stem cell on Friday ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

China's new foreign policy takes shape - in Moldova

By Olesya Dmitracova

BARONCEA, Moldova (Reuters) - Small, poor nations without significant mineral deposits are unlikely candidates for investment by the world's third-largest economy ...

Mon, February 01, 2010

NIH policy urges CT makers to track radiation dose

By Julie Steenhuysen

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The National Institutes of Health plans to require that all makers of CT and other radiation-producing scanners used at ...

Wed, January 27, 2010

Obama: will seek to end Pentagon policy on gays

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would seek the repeal of the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't ...

Mon, January 25, 2010

Economy tops U.S. poll of public policy priorities

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Strengthening the U.S. economy and improving the job situation are the top domestic political priorities of Americans, according to a poll ...

Thu, January 21, 2010

Roubini calls on China to tighten monetary policy

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Beijing needs to tighten its monetary policy to head off asset bubbles, leading economist Nouriel Roubini said on Thursday.

"It will ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

China economy soars, sets stage for policy tightening

By Zhou Xin and Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China easily beat its 2009 growth target after a blistering fourth quarter performance that set the ...

Wed, January 20, 2010

China growth quickens, points to tighter policy

By Zhou Xin and Chris Buckley

BEIJING (Reuters) - China easily beat its 2009 growth target after a blistering performance in the fourth quarter that ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Kurtz Most Effective First Term Policy Maker

State Representative Kenneth Kurtz of Coldwater saw more bills signed into law than all first-term Michigan House lawmakers during the 2009 legislative session. Kurtz ...

Thu, January 14, 2010

Policy Conference To Be Held In Kalamazoo This Afternoon

KALAMAZOO -- Two groups driving economic development in Kalamazoo will go public with their mutual goals, hoping to bring the community on board today. The ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Fed's Hoenig says must tighten policy sooner rather than later

By Kristina Cooke

KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should tighten policy sooner rather than later to contain longer-term inflation pressures and avoid sowing ...

Thu, January 07, 2010

Bank of England leaves UK rates unchanged, policy steady

By David Milliken

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept the scale of its asset purchase programme unchanged at 200 billion pounds ($319 billion ...

Wed, December 23, 2009

U.S. military: no change to Iraq pregnancy policy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. commander in northern Iraq does not expect to order a court martial for soldiers who become pregnant, but has ...

Wed, December 16, 2009

More upbeat Fed leaves policy on hold for now

By Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday voiced growing optimism on the U.S. economy as job ...

Tue, December 15, 2009

Cautiously upbeat Fed set to keep policy on hold

By Pedro Nicolaci da Costa

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to stick to its highly accommodative monetary policy when it wraps up ...

Mon, December 14, 2009

Clinton outlines human rights policy

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a U.S. human rights agenda on Monday calling for universal standards that ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

White House reviewing policy on military suicide letters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is reviewing a policy in which the president does not send letters of condolence to families of military personnel ...

Wed, December 09, 2009

Japan GDP revised down, policy response in doubt

By Stanley White

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew at a far slower pace in the third quarter than first thought as capital spending ...

Wed, December 02, 2009

BOJ's Suda says central bank open on policy options

By Tetsushi Kajimoto

KOFU, Japan (Reuters) - A Bank of Japan policymaker signaled on Wednesday the central bank was open to adopting more measures to ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Fed's Plosser says policy must be preemptive

By Kristina Cooke

ROCHESTER, New York (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must be prepared to raise interest rates if needed before the jobless ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

U.S. landmines policy still under review

By David Alexander

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A review of U.S. landmines policy is ongoing and will take awhile to complete, a State Department spokesman ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Salazar blasts critics of U.S. energy policy

By Jasmin Melvin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Tuesday fired back at critics who claim he's not supportive enough of domestic ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Aware of policy risks, Fed sees firmer U.S. growth

By Pedro da Costa and Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials are increasingly confident the U.S. economic recovery will be durable, but ...

Thu, November 19, 2009

House panel OKs plan to open Fed policy to audits

By Mark Felsenthal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. congressional panel on Thursday approved a measure to open the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decisions ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

Obama's Democrats call for trade policy overhaul

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats urged him on Wednesday to abandon the Doha round of global trade talks and ...

Tue, November 17, 2009

Chiefs wide receiver Bowe banned for violating drug policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has been suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing ...

Fri, November 13, 2009

Fed's Evans: Policy to remain accommodative into 2010

By Tamora Vidaillet

PARIS (Reuters) - Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Friday that U.S. monetary policy was likely to remain accommodative ...

Wed, November 11, 2009

China's Wen reiterates loose policy stance

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will stick to its active fiscal policy and loose monetary measures even though its economic recovery is now on more solid ...

Thu, October 22, 2009

Gates says moving ahead on Afghan troop policy