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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers that he’ll soon announce a plan to stop shrinking the $4 trillion balance sheet that the Fed built up as it battled to shield the economy from the 2008 financial crisis.
February 27
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While President Donald Trump has taken victory laps for slashing regulations on banks and other companies, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says it’s hard to prove the effort has boosted economic growth.
February 27
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, asked if there’s a “Powell Put” in financial markets, said the U.S. central bank will pay attention to financial-market volatility if it threatens economic stability.
February 27
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the U.S. labor market still has room to pull in workers.
February 26 -
Jerome Powell confronted skepticism from Republican Sen. Patrick Toomey on Tuesday when the Federal Reserve chairman explained why the central bank is undertaking a yearlong review of its approach to achieving its 2% inflation goal.
February 26
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a healthy U.S. economy has faced some “crosscurrents and conflicting signals” that officials in January decided warranted taking a patient approach to future interest-rate changes.
February 26
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Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said that when rates on shorter-dated bonds move above rates on longer-dated bonds, it can be a signal that an economic slowdown is coming.
February 26
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Facing a long-term environment of low interest rates and low inflation, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida said it’s a good time for the U.S. central bank to undertake a review of how it goes about pursuing its twin goals of maximum employment and price stability.
February 22
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The Federal Reserve reiterated a patient stance on future interest-rate changes in a robust domestic economy facing potential headwinds including slower global growth and market volatility.
February 22
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams voiced concerns that inflation expectations may have slipped downward after years in which price rises have failed to reach the central bank’s 2% target.
February 22
