Tag: Federal Reserve

Analysts: Investment down, manufacturing jobs 1/3rd of Obama’s promised 1 million

Paul Bedard · September 4, 2015 2:45 pm

Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Mixed jobs report muddles Fed’s rate hike decision

Joseph Lawler · September 4, 2015 2:15 pm

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Geoffrey Norman · September 4, 2015 12:14 pm

BillÂ Gross, who manages a $1.5 billion bond fund for Janus Capital, suggested that the Fed missed its window to raise interest rates earlier this year. (AP Photo)Â

Bond giant: Fed’s move on interest rates ‘too little, too late’

Joseph Lawler · September 2, 2015 3:07 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Eric Rosengren said Tuesday that the recent "slowing of foreign economies, coupled with volatile stock prices and falling commodity prices" is enough to "raise concerns about whether further tightening of labor markets is likely." (Bloomberg file)

Jobs outlook may be harmed by market turbulence, Fed official warns

Joseph Lawler · September 1, 2015 6:05 pm

The idea that the Fed is acting on behalf of banks and investors is one that its members are keen to avoid. (Getty File Photo)

Fed officials wary of riding to Wall Street’s rescue

Joseph Lawler · August 30, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, speaks during a Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed vice chair: Tighten money supply before inflation hits

Joseph Lawler · August 29, 2015 6:25 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, speaks during a Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed vice chairman: No decision yet on interest rates

Joseph Lawler · August 28, 2015 4:16 pm

The Commerce Department releases personal income and spending for July on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Inflation slows in July

Joseph Lawler · August 28, 2015 12:48 pm

An economist looks out at the Teton Range during a break at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium at the Jackson Lake Lodge in Grand Teton National Park near Jackson, Wyo., Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (AP Photo)Â

Fed’s idyllic confab to be clouded by stock market worries

Joseph Lawler · August 27, 2015 4:01 am

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the morning of Aug. 26, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Markets soar to end Wednesday

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2015 8:42 pm

"The decision to begin the normalization process at the September [monetary policy] meeting seems less compelling to me than it was a few weeks ago," William Dudley said. (AP Photo)Â

NY Fed chief: Raising rates ‘less compelling’ after stock swings

Joseph Lawler · August 26, 2015 4:16 pm