Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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The latest Federal Reserve data shows the first decline in bank holdings of municipal securities in nearly a decade, a result of tax reform, according to experts.
June 7 -
The Senate Banking Committee is expected to approve the nominations of Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman for seats on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in a vote on Tuesday.
June 7 -
With gradual tightening continuing, monetary policy will become slightly restrictive as the neutral rate remains low, Federal Reserve Board Gov. Lael Brainard said Thursday.
May 31 -
Alan Rechtschaffen, portfolio manager at UBS Financial Services, discusses how the Federal Reserve is working to normalize rates amid a shortage of members, and the nominees to fill those empty seats. Gary Siegel hosts.
May 31 -
The U.S. economy expanded moderately through much of April and May, with little indication of overheating, a Federal Reserve survey showed.
May 30 -
The Fed should slow its pace of policy normalization to help re-align price expectations around 2% and maintain the credibility of its inflation target, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.
May 29 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said central banks shouldn’t take their independence for granted at a time when trust in public institutions is at “historic lows,” requiring extra effort to explain both their monetary and regulatory policies.
May 25 -
Federal Reserve officials said the economic outlook warranted another interest-rate hike “soon” and signaled they would welcome a modest overshoot of their 2% inflation target, indicating they're in no rush to tighten more aggressively.
May 23 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester warned against dismantling core reforms that have made U.S. banks better able to withstand a financial crisis.
May 18 -
Bullard says the Fed should be sending signals that the policy rate is near or at neutral.
May 17 -
With only Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenging their thoughts, Fed nominees Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman are likely to win approval from the Senate Banking Committee.
May 15 -
While the Federal Open Market Committee will raise interest rates a total of three or four times this year, interest rates will remain low by historical standards.
May 15 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan cautioned against policy actions that would push short-term borrowing costs above longer-term yields and said the U.S. central bank should move gradually with its plan to raise interest rates.
May 15 -
Richard Clarida, President Donald Trump’s nominee for vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, will tell U.S. lawmakers he would support policies that take a “balanced approach” to achieving the Fed’s goals of maximum employment and price stability.
May 15 -
Blame the U.S. central bank for the flattening the yield curve, said Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard, who urged his colleagues to avoid aggressive policy tightening that would push shorter-term rates above those on longer-dated Treasuries.
May 14 -
Gradual rate hikes remain the best policy, and while inflation is near the Fed's target, it’s “too soon” to declare victory, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Monday.
May 14 -
Suggesting that the Federal Open Market Committee need not raise interest rates any time soon, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Friday monetary policy “is likely neutral.”
May 11 -
The Federal Reserve is close to meeting its dual mandate, and while he expects inflation to run higher than 2% for a while, it won’t cause the Fed to respond aggressively, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Wednesday.
May 9 -
The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on May 15 on the nominations on Richard Clarida and Michelle Bowman to the Federal Reserve Board.
May 9 -
With a strong economy, the Federal Reserve no longer needs to provide policy accommodation, according to Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin.
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