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Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, doesn’t yet have enough support in the Republican-controlled Senate to win confirmation, said Sen. John Thune, the chamber’s No. 2 GOP leader.
September 16 -
A group of former Federal Reserve officials and staffers, including former Vice Chairman Alan Blinder, published an open letter Thursday calling on the U.S. Senate to reject President Donald Trump’s nomination of Judy Shelton to the central bank’s Board of Governors.
August 20 -
Two more Republican no votes will sink the nomination, if Democrats remain steadfast in their opposition.
July 27 -
The next stimulus package will help municipalities and those who are struggling the most, but won't be as generous as the first package, economists predict.
July 24 -
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah said he will vote against Judy Shelton, one of two Trump administration nominees to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.
July 23 -
Philip Howard, chairman of Common Good, discusses the need for such an agency to cut through red tape as the country rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.
May 12 -
The new federal COVID-19 relief package probably won’t be the last boost the U.S. economy will get, economists say.
April 22 -
Tom Kozlik from Hilltop Securities explores the effects of Washington variables such as political risk on states and localities. He also discusses rating agencies and muni disclosure. Paul Burton hosts.
April 21 -
President Donald Trump said he called Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday to thank him for his efforts to fight an economic slowdown from the coronavirus outbreak.
March 24 -
A Senate bill to be introduced Friday would allow the Federal Reserve to purchase municipal debt, in an effort to ease the economic strain of the coronavirus pandemic on state and local governments.
March 20