Tag: Federal Reserve

In recently released transcripts, Jerome Powell, President Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve (pictured above), expressed skepticism about major stimulus programs and listened to business executives and hedge fund managers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

3 clues about Trump’s Fed nominee, Jerome Powell

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2018 5:01 am

Forecasters had expected around 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

Joseph Lawler · January 5, 2018 1:31 pm

A least a few members of the Federal Reserve system said at the December monetary policy meeting that they were interested in studying alternatives to the Fed's current regime. (iStock)

Fed members seek historic shift in money supply

Joseph Lawler · January 5, 2018 5:01 am

Minutes released from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday from their Dec. 12-13 meeting stated that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and other officials expected "a modest boost from the expected passage of the tax legislation under consideration." But while it's likely that tax cuts for 80 percent of taxpayers will go back into the economy through consumer spending, this is not guaranteed. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Beltway Confidential

The Federal Reserve debate about tax cuts is hand-waving and nothing more

Siraj Hashmi · January 4, 2018 7:49 pm

The Federal Reserve's monetary policy committee approved a 25 basis-point interest rate hike in December. In the midst of this, the KBW Bank Index rose 0.5 percent in New York trading on Wednesday, the largest gain since passage of Republican tax reform. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US bank stocks rise as Fed reinforces rate-hike projections

James Langford · January 3, 2018 10:57 pm

Minutes released from the Dec. 12-13 meeting of the Federal Reserve Board state that Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed officials anticipated "a modest boost from the expected passage of the tax legislation under consideration." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Fed members debated how much tax cuts would boost economy at December meeting

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2018 7:48 pm

Donald Trump Evicted Elizabeth Warren from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Ronald L. Rubin · January 3, 2018 4:50 pm

The Economics of 2018

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 2, 2018 10:05 am

Implementing the tax overhaul will prove a major task for President Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The economy is running strong and could get stronger

Joseph Lawler · December 25, 2017 5:01 am

"It is not a stable store of value, and it doesn't constitute legal tender." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Janet Yellen: Bitcoin is a ‘highly speculative asset’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 13, 2017 8:11 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other top officials are betting that the economy will improve in the months ahead, requiring tighter money to keep inflation stable, even though actual inflation trended down during the year. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Fed goes through with third interest rate hike of the year

Joseph Lawler · December 13, 2017 7:02 pm

About 228,000 workers were added to November payrolls, according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics. But what is really going on in the American economy? (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Beltway Confidential

Is the economy surging or sleepwalking?

Bruce Yandle · December 12, 2017 5:57 pm