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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
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Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signaled it may be harder than U.S. trade negotiators think to prevent China from manipulating its currency.
February 20
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Critics of incentives used to lure Amazon to New York City prevailed as the company canceled plans for a project that would have impacted housing and transit.
February 14
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California has issued $3.3 billion of general obligation bonds for the high-speed rail project out of $9.9 billion authorized by voters.
February 14
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Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard indicated she favors ending the process of normalizing the U.S. central bank’s balance sheet in 2019.
February 14
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Ron DeSantis in Florida focuses his bond priorities on Transportation while Georgia's Brian Kemp wants to fund statewide capital needs.
February 13
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is “strong” though its benefits haven’t been felt evenly across the country.
February 12
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Fixing up mass transit in metropolitan New York could involve several components, Mayor Bill de Blasio said as the city and state renewed their budget tussle.
February 12
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The Federal Open Market Committee needs to be careful because the market expects low inflation and the yield curve remains quite flat, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullardsaid late Thursday.
February 8
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The New York mayor, as he released the $92.9 billion plan, warned of a possible second federal shutdown, looming state aid cuts and a national economic slowdown.
February 7
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President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said the White House currently is interviewing candidates to fill open seats on the Federal Reserve Board but said there’s no hurry to make a nomination.
February 7
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Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. central bank must rely on incoming economic data to determine if its next policy move will be up or down.
February 7 -
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave a brief but positive assessment of the economy at an event organized for educators.
February 7
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s dinner on Monday with President Donald Trump was “casual” and “productive,” and may happen again, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
February 6
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A sharp drop in New York State income tax collections will force revisions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $175.2 billion budget proposal unveiled.
February 5
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Former Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said he’s “amazed and baffled" at the attention the wind-down of the U.S. central bank’s balance sheet has been receiving.
February 5
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell met President Donald Trump at the White House for dinner Monday to discuss the economy’s performance and outlook, but the central bank said its chief did not share his expectations for monetary policy.
February 5
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Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said the Fed’s latest pause will help keep a “fundamentally healthy” economy on track.
February 4
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With extreme weather more frequent, investors and rating agencies are scrutinizing the effects of resiliency measures on municipal budgets and reserve levels.
February 1
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The compromise does not include a full federal takeover of the New York City Housing Authority, which the federal agency had threatened.
January 31
