Global markets are down this morning on news that the U.S. Federal Reserve may not continue its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, in the long-term.

Vice-chair Janet Yellen is the front runner, but there are plenty of very good choices.

The pragmatic, down-to-earth vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board is said to be replacing Chairman Ben Bernanke.

The Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting today. The big question: Is the Fed going to scale back its bond-buying program?

At its two-day meeting next week, the Federal Reserve Board may indicate whether it will begin 'tapering' its quantitative easing program.

A nondescript office building in Basel, Switzerland, houses one of the most powerful commercial banks in the world. But only central bankers are allowed to pass.

No hints about when interest rates are gonna go up, or what the Fed's gonna do about unemployment. Just a little wisdom for the graduates.

Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke is cautiously optimistic.