Tag: Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen expressed skepticism about using the funds to fund highway spending in congressional testimony last week, telling Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., that she worried about the "unintended consequences" of lowering the dividend. Shelby also indicated opposition to using the dividend as a pay-for.

Highway bill would cut dividends paid by Fed to banks

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2015 10:09 pm

President Obama will nominate University of Michigan economist Kathryn Dominguez to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. (AP Photo) Â

Obama to nominate Michigan economist Kathryn Dominguez to Federal Reserve

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 10:28 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, from left, with Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, and Gov. Daniel Tarullo, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System presides over a meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed gives GE Capital a way to escape ‘Hotel California’

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 7:19 pm

Janet Yellen said the rule would "confront these firms with a choice: They must either hold substantially more capital, reducing the likelihood that they will fail, or else they must shrink their systemic footprint, reducing the harm that their failure would do to our financial system." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Federal Reserve sets special rules for JPMorgan, big banks

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 6:46 pm

The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act was introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren in 2013. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Progressives try to turn back the clock

Joseph Lawler · July 20, 2015 4:01 am

A flag next to the Canadian Parliament Building is flown at h

America’s largest trading partner may be in a recession

Joseph Lawler · July 17, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve blames immigrant kids for robbing jobs from ‘native’ U.S. teens

Paul Bedard · July 16, 2015 9:38 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on: "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen: Fed not ‘unduly affected’ by stock markets

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 8:08 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Yellen warns Congress against interfering with the Fed

Joseph Lawler · July 15, 2015 1:24 pm

Before the Fed raises interest rates, Chairwoman Janet Yellen will be looking for job growth and rising inflation in the coming months. (AP Photo)

Three questions as Yellen heads to the Hill

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Yellen: Rate hike ‘appropriate’ this year

Joseph Lawler · July 10, 2015 4:40 pm

Yellen’s goal: No financial crisis during her lifetime

Joseph Lawler · July 10, 2015 2:23 pm