Stocktake: Proinsias O’Mahony

As digital coin use grows, watchdogs warn of potential bubble and call for greater control

Martin Wolf: Federal Reserve has to walk tight line on US monetary policy

Global economic volatility is at its lowest level in over 40 years, says JPMorgan

Stocktake: If calm indicates complacency, prices may be more vulnerable than presumed

Investors respond rapidly to incoming US president’s unpredictable rhetoric and policy

Obama erred in not going all out to punish those whose irresponsibility blew up the US financial system and economy

With real estate added as a new global index sector, Reits will see more growth

Sterling edges higher but trading nervous ahead of interest rate decision

Says Germany partly to blame for ‘global excess of savings’ and lack of desire to invest

It’s an upside-down world of modern monetary policy but experts say it’s here to stay

Comments made at event designed as ‘humanising window’ into world of monetary policy

Agency will also have to deal with massive portfolio and banks bursting with liquidity

Following on from rate rise is the issue of its $4.5 trillion portfolio

Former British prime minister to sit alongside Ben Bernanke and Jean-Claude Trichet on board advising bond investing firm

I believe the Fed is making a mistake if it raises interest rates

History indicates stocks tend not to be impacted until late in the rate-hiking cycle, but analysts caution the current monetary environment is unlike any other

Investors remain jittery, with good reason

Germany must be obliged to introduce structural changes to its economy

If the ECB succeeds with its endeavours and so the recovery continues to gain pace, then bond yields should rise a great deal

Decline in potential growth leads to debate about savings glut and secular stagnation

Success in business does not seem to convey any special insight into economic policy

Former US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner testifies in court action against US government

Conservative delusions about inflation hint at a much larger rejection of fact-based thinking

Announcement from chairman and chief executive Jamie Dimon raises new questions about succession plans at the biggest US bank

Transcripts show US policymakers’ view that ECB slow to appreciate scale of problem

Policymakers worried over failure of Lehman Bros but feared cutting rates might be over-reaction

This week: Shower smoothies, Flappy Bird and the verdict on Janet Yellen

Shows no sympathy for complaints Fed failed to co-ordinate policy with other countries

Irish market underperforms European peers

Yellen says US central bank will keep close eye on labour market indicators

Treasury bonds tell a tale of great expectations

The ECB should fess up to its errors and figure out a way of giving us some debt relief

Janet Yellen becomes the first woman to head the Fed; Ben Bernanke to move on to new role

US central bank expects continued strong growth as Ben Bernanke steps down

Losses in US stocks deep after announcement, while US government debt prices rise

Ben Bernanke to chair last meeting before Janet Yellen takes over

Knowledge of economic history helped Bernanke halt a terrifying panic, but he also made mistakes

Minutes signal Fed’s willingness to maintain asset purchases if necessary

Chairman points to faster-than-expected growth of emerging market economies