Tag: Federal Reserve

Jeb Hensarling and Sean Duffy said in the letter that the timing of the investigations was "suspect" and possibly aÂ Ã¢â¬Åpretext for the Fed and the [inspector general] to delay complying with this committeeÃ¢â¬â¢s requests.Ã¢â¬ï¿½ (AP Photo)Â

Republicans accuse Fed of ‘willful obstruction’ of leak investigation

Joseph Lawler · June 17, 2015 6:00 pm

Fed holds rates at zero

Fed holds rates at zero

Joseph Lawler · June 17, 2015 6:00 pm

Yellen may try to bridge the difference in outlooks by underscoring in her press conference that even if the Fed does raise rates, it will do so slowly and only as long as the data remains strong. (AP File Photo)

Fed watchers focus on economic signals

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2015 4:01 am

The U.S. government treated insurance giant American International Group unfairly in its bailout during the financial crisis, a court ruled Monday. (Getty Images)

Court rules that AIG was treated unfairly in bailout, but no damages awarded

Joseph Lawler · June 15, 2015 6:25 pm

Rep. Kevin Brady hopes that significant reform of the 100-year-old Federal Reserve may be within reach.

Key Texas lawmaker seeks to overhaul Fed

Joseph Lawler · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, on the Council's 2015 annual report and a discussion of charters for the Council's committees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen: Fed withholds leak info from Congress because of criminal investigation

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 8:17 pm

Financial markets are likely to undergo "some turbulence" when the Federal Reserve moves to raise interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Friday. (AP Photo)

Expect market turbulence when rates rise, Fed official says

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 5:36 pm

Speaking at a House Rules Committee hearing on the legislation Monday afternoon, Rep. Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, said the delay would "directly benefit some of the wealthiest banks and corporations in America." (AP Photo)

Democrats unite against Shelby banking reform bill

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2015 8:21 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The new Fed buzzword for interest rates: ‘Crawl’

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve governor Lael BrainardÂ said that it would be "difficult, based on the data available today, to dismiss the possibility of a more significant drag on the economy" from the strength of the dollar and declining oil prices.Â (AP File/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Fed official: Can’t ignore recent weak economic statistics

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2015 5:02 pm

During World War II, federal spending as a percent of GDP rose by 35 percentage points, while revenue rose only 14 percentage points. (Alfred T. Palmer/Office of War Information)

Beltway Confidential

Study: Big wars lead to big inflation

Jason Russell · June 1, 2015 5:06 pm

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday defended the central bank from the charge that the unprecedented easy-money policies it pursued in the wake of the recession increased inequality.Â (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bernanke defends quantitative easing from inequality charge

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 4:19 pm