Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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After a rocky hearing last month before lawmakers, confirmation is not certain.
February 7 -
The acceleration in U.S. wage growth doesn’t support faster interest-rate increases yet, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said.
February 6 -
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard maintains his position against tightening.
February 6 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized a commitment to better communication with the public.
February 5 -
Outgoing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said U.S. stocks and commercial real estate prices are elevated but stopped short of saying those markets are in a bubble.
February 5 -
Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen will join the Brookings Institution as a Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies program, effective Feb. 5.
February 2 -
Federal Reserve officials, meeting for the last time under Chair Janet Yellen, left borrowing costs unchanged.
January 31 -
With rotation of voters, tax reform, and an uptick in a key inflation measure, there’s still much at issue in a Fed meeting where no rate hike is expected.
January 26 -
As New York Fed president at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center, McDonough responded to a liquidity crisis and ensured the financial markets could reopen quickly.
January 25 -
The chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley said he’s more worried that the stock market has reached record highs in recent months.
January 24 -
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell was confirmed with broad bipartisan support in the Senate to take the helm of the U.S. central bank when Chair Janet Yellen’s term ends Feb. 3.
January 24 -
The Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target has come under attack, with alternative frameworks and changes to the standard discussed.
January 23 -
Almost all of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reported “modest to moderate gains” in economic activity at the start of 2018, a Federal Reserve survey showed.
January 17 -
The Senate Banking Committee had approved Powell already in December, but a revote was necessary after the Senate adjourned for the year without finalizing his confirmation.
January 17 -
Industrial production grew 0.9% in December, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
January 17 -
The gradual rate hikes will continue even as inflation remains below the Federal Reserve’s 2% target, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Friday.
January 12 -
Although he continues to maintain that two rate hikes this year are appropriate, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker said Friday he is closely monitoring the flattening yield curve.
January 12 -
The Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in March, followed by one or two more in 2018, former Fed Gov. Randall Kroszner predicted Thursday night.
January 12 -
Low interest rates may not be a “serious problem” and while tax reform will support near-term growth, it will add to the long-term burdens on the economy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Thursday.
January 11 -
Price level targeting may be a better tool than inflation targeting, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said.
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