Tag: Federal Reserve

"The system we have was put into place by Congress decades ago. I don't think it's a system that's broken."Â (Getty Images)

Yellen: ‘The Federal Reserve works well’

Joseph Lawler · March 18, 2015 8:25 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen smiles prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed drops ‘patient’ promise, moves closer to rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · March 18, 2015 6:00 pm

The dollar has risen more than 10 percent against the euro this year alone. Last spring, the euro was worth $1.40, but the two currencies are near parity this week. (iStock)

Fed shrugs off strong dollar as it prepares to raise interest rates

Joseph Lawler · March 17, 2015 9:00 am

Banks Under Stress

Irwin M. Stelzer · March 14, 2015 3:01 am

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System member Daniel Tarullo, testifies on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Getty Images)

Two banks fail stress tests

Joseph Lawler · March 11, 2015 8:30 pm

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Paul ‘Audit the Fed’ bill would give Congress added oversight powers

Ethan Barton · March 10, 2015 8:04 pm

Fed Board of Governors member Daniel Tarullo testifies on Capitol Hill in 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Regulatory power has shifted to Fed’s Tarullo

Joseph Lawler · March 10, 2015 9:00 am

Citigroup, which failed its stress test last year, has passed the first part of this year's test. (AP)

Banks above minimum requirements in first part of stress tests

Joseph Lawler · March 5, 2015 9:57 pm

Yellen ahead of the curve during crisis, 2009 transcripts show

Yellen ahead of the curve during crisis, 2009 transcripts show

Joseph Lawler · March 5, 2015 10:00 am

Janet Yellen: Bankers’ behavior threatens safety of big banks

Janet Yellen: Bankers’ behavior threatens safety of big banks

Joseph Lawler · March 4, 2015 2:03 am

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., left, and the committee's ranking member Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, walk into the hearing room on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, with Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen prior to her testimony before the committee. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top Senate lawmaker moves toward Fed reforms

Joseph Lawler · March 3, 2015 9:26 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: No to Fed audit, yes to emergency powers for president

Joseph Lawler · March 2, 2015 6:54 pm