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The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve, buys and sells assets in the open market. Since the central bank has the ability to print U.S. currency, it is able to influence both the money supply and interest rates through open market operations. How do these open market operations work...

The CNBC team reports on today's market moving activity, with Bertha Coombs, Courtney Reagan, Sharon Epperson, and Ron Insana. more...

How does QE differ from normal federal reserve open market operations? Also, how does US quantitative easing differ from Japan’s quantitative easing program? Salman Khan of the Khan Academy explains the finer points of quantitative easing. more...