Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve
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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester reiterated the central bank needs to keep tightening gradually.
December 1 -
Marvin Goodfriend, a noted economist and former Richmond Fed official, was tapped to fill one of three vacancies on the Fed board.
November 29 -
Nearly all Federal Reserve districts reported modest or moderate economic growth in the past six weeks as business outlook improved and hurricane-related rebuilding pushed prices higher, the latest Beige Book survey showed Wednesday.
November 29 -
Dragged down by prices not sensitive to the economy, inflation should rise next year, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams says.
November 29 -
Blaming “transitory factors” for low inflation rates, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday she expects gradual fed funds rate increases for “the next few years.”
November 29 -
Federal Reserve chair nominee Jerome Powell said the case for raising interest rates at next month’s policy meeting is strengthening.
November 28 -
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Reserve is making one thing clear as he prepares to testify before lawmakers: He’s not here to shake things up at the U.S. central bank.
November 28 -
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen cautioned that raising interest rates too quickly risked stranding inflation below the U.S. central bank’s 2% target.
November 22 -
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen will resign as a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors when Jerome Powell is sworn in as chair, the Fed announced Monday.
November 20 -
The U.S. economy is heading into 2018 with strong momentum that’s likely to boost wages and inflation more broadly, requiring the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates four times next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists said in a research note.
November 20 -
A global perspective must be used to prepare for the next recession, even though it’s not on the near horizon, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Thursday.
November 16 -
The conundrum faced by Alan Greenspan is back — and possibly worse.
November 16 -
Federal Reserve officials are pushing for a potentially radical revamp of the playbook for guiding U.S. monetary policy, hoping to seize a moment of economic calm and leadership change to prepare for the next storm.
November 16 -
Changing demographics will be a challenge for policymakers, who will have to constantly evaluate and adapt, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said Thursday.
November 16 -
Gradually raising interest rates remains appropriate, including a 25 basis point increase in December, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said.
November 15 -
The Federal Reserve should take a more aggressive stance toward boosting inflation and stop talking so much about using interest rates to ensure financial stability, Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said.
November 15 -
In a rare public admission of frustration, Janet Yellen chided fellow Federal Reserve policy makers who breach the carefully nurtured collegiality of the bank by staking out policy positions before bothering to hearing the views of their colleagues.
November 14 -
Writing off soft inflation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and CEO Raphael Bostic believes gradual rate increases will remain appropriate for the “next couple of years,” but tax reform "could move the needle."
November 14 -
President Donald Trump is seeking a qualified candidate and not necessarily a Ph.D. economist to serve as Federal Reserve chairman nominee Jerome Powell’s vice-chair.
November 14 -
The Federal Reserve does not need to raise the federal funds rate target, as inflation has failed to reach 2%, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Tuesday.
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