Tag: Federal Reserve

Businesses are saying that they are having more trouble finding qualified workers. (iStock Photo)

Wanted: Qualified workers

Joseph Lawler · April 27, 2015 9:00 am

Yellen and company will have to decide if moderation could turn into an outright slowdown. (AP Photo)Â

Fed to weigh whether recovery is still in place

Joseph Lawler · April 26, 2015 9:00 am

Annual inflation was negative, at 0.1 percent, thanks to cratering energy prices. (AP Photo)

Core inflation rises again in March

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2015 12:53 pm

"It would have been my preference to have more investigation of individual actions, since obviously everything that went wrong or was illegal was done by some individual, not by an abstract firm," Ben Bernanke said. (AP Photo)

Bernanke to consult for hedge fund

Joseph Lawler · April 16, 2015 4:09 pm

The Federal Reserve’s Inequality Problem

Matthew Schoenfeld · April 13, 2015 7:29 pm

The risk that a weak economy could force the Federal Reserve to return rates to zero is shrinking, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Monday. (AP Photo)

Low risk of Fed returning to zero rates after liftoff, says key official

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2015 6:30 pm

Paul’s economic ideas a mix of old and new

Paul’s economic ideas a mix of old and new

Joseph Lawler · April 9, 2015 9:00 am

Yellen confirmed that the Department of Justice is investigating a 2012 leak of confidential information.

Fed members skeptical of June rate hike thanks to oil, dollar

Joseph Lawler · April 8, 2015 6:50 pm

Ben Bernanke's personal memoir of his time at the Federal Reserve and handling of the financial crisis will be titled "The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath" and will go on sale Oct. 10 of this year. (AP Photo)

Bernanke’s crisis memoir set for October publication

Joseph Lawler · April 8, 2015 2:29 pm

The extensive damage done by the financial crisis means that the Federal Reserve should look for "a little more proof than usual" that the economy is strong enough for the central bank to raise rates, Governor Jerome Powell said Wednesday.Â (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Fed governor: A ‘little more proof’ needed on jobs recovery

Joseph Lawler · April 8, 2015 12:46 pm

Job seekers wait in line to register for a job fair at California's Great America theme park on February 6, 2015 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Job openings at highest levels since 2001, but hiring still flat

Joseph Lawler · April 7, 2015 2:59 pm

"My base case view is that we'll see a rebound in the second and third quarter and beyond," said Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart. (AP File Photo)

Obama economy swoons again

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2015 9:00 am