James Bullard

The U.S. Federal Reserve would prefer to be predictable. However, when global markets are unpredictable, the Fed is left with no choice but to be unpredictable. When the Fed raised interest rates back in December, it’s likely that the members had planned a very predictable and steady rate...

James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, joined Tom Keene and Michael McKee on Bloomberg TV/Radio Wednesday. During the programming, Bullard discussed the macro-economic environment, the possibility of additional interest rate hikes this year, Federal policy and, in...

After a week spent worshiping at the altar of the Federal Reserve, financial markets will be spared the specter of a Fed meeting in the week ahead. However, that does not mean a 2015 rate hike is off the table. San Francisco Fed President John Williams told reporters last week that a rate hike...

While global financial markets try to determine if the turmoil resulting from China’s economic weakness is enough to put a potential September Federal Reserve rate hike on hold for the time being, now is a good time to take a careful look at what 11 of the 13 Federal Reserve Bank Presidents...

Scoreboard RED! Two pictures are worth a thousand words: 1) Friday heat map by index: 2) Weekly candles show tremendous damage to bulls; it was possibly the worst week since 2011. We had -900 DOW points in 24 hours. Compare this to the 1000 points of the flash crash in a day. Some other...

With the growth in first quarter remaining lackluster for the economy, the Street is divided on whether it would be appropriate for the Fed to raise rates at this juncture. James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, was on Bloomberg Radio recently to discuss the...

U.S. stocks were unable to post its fifth consecutive day of gains as the weekly jobless claims figure gained more than expected. Investors and traders were likely sitting on the sideline, waiting for Friday's monthly government jobs. Economists are expecting a gain of 197,000 new jobs in March...

U.S. stocks failed to rise in a choppy session which began the day in positive territory. Shares reversed and turned negative with technology stocks leading the way. The CBOE Volatility Index, also known as the "fear index" rose 3.9 percent to 14.57 despite economic data released today coming...

U.S. stocks were mixed despite the S&P 500 hitting new all time highs of 1,867.92. Rumors surrounding Russian military involvement in Ukraine naturally presented investor concerns and fear in the market. The market was boosted by a positive consumer sentiment and a steady existing-home...

U.S. stocks finished the day near session lows as investors found little reason to be bullish. Housing data came in poor and failed to rally the bulls. Several Fed members raised the idea of a rate hike but “participants agreed that, with the unemployment rate approaching 6.5 percent, it would...

The euro maintained its position above $1.37 on Wednesday morning after soaring to a new six week high on Wednesday following news that eurozone finance ministers were closer to reaching a deal regarding the region's banking union. The common currency traded at $1.3758 at 5:15 GMT on Wednesday...

The euro worked its way towards $1.38 on Tuesday morning after Monday's data confirmed that the global economy was on the mend. The common currency traded at $1.3752 at 5:15 GMT on Tuesday as investors looked to strong data from China and the US as a sign of improvement. Related: #PreMarket...

Dallas Federal Reserve President James Bullard said the US central bank could begin to taper its bond buying program at its December meeting next week after Friday's US labor data showed marked improvement. Bullard's comments on Monday added to growing speculation that the bank could cut back...

FOMC minutes released on Wednesday showed a much more optimistic view of the US' economic progress than most had been expecting. After incoming Fed chief Janet Yellen made a case for the bank's continued quantitative easing, many were surprised to see that several US central bankers were...

Futures Lower After Cisco Earnings, Weaker Dollar U.S. equity futures traded slightly lower in early pre-market trade following some weak guidance from Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) for the upcoming quarter and as the dollar traded lower. Also, some weak earnings in Europe weighed on sentiment. Top News...