Tag: Federal Reserve

Austin Moore, 18, lines up with other job seekers during a career fair at a hotel in Dallas. (AP/LM Otero)

Fears of slowdown sharpen focus on US jobs report

Christopher Rugaber · February 6, 2014 5:46 pm

Jimmetta Smith, right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with a senior recruiter for Delta Airlines at a job fair for veterans and their family members at the VFW Post 2681 on Nov. 14 in Marietta, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

CBO, New York Fed downplay labor force dropoff

Joseph Lawler · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Unable to find jobs in their fields, many recent college grads have become coffee show baristas. AP Photo

New York Fed: College grads face crummy jobs; nearly 1 in 4 work part-time

Paul Bedard · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Janet Yellen will be sworn in as the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

The week ahead in economics: Janet Yellen takes over, jobs and the budget

Joseph Lawler · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

Ben Bernanke's first stop after an eight-year tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve will be the Brookings Institution, the D.C. think tank announced Monday morning. (AP Photo)

Ben Bernanke to join DC think tank Brookings

Joseph Lawler · February 3, 2014 5:00 am

A group of children walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. Shares fell Thursday in Asia as weak economic data from China and Japan deepened concerns over ongoing reductions in U.S. monetary stimulus. Japan's Nikkei 225 index was down 2.6 percent at 14,887.96 after the government reported that retail sales fell 1.1 percent in December from the month before. It gained slightly and closed at 15,007.06 for the day. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Nikkei falls, most Asia markets shut for holidays

Washington Examiner · January 31, 2014 4:47 am

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has previously warned that lenders have set their credit requirements too strictly in the wake of the housing crash.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Bernanke legacy: Final chapter yet to be written

The Associated Press · January 30, 2014 8:06 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 25, 2012, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arrives for a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington. The tumultuous Ben Bernanke era at the Federal Reserve moves toward its close with the final policy meeting of his eight-year tenure scheduled for the last week of January 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Fed to reduce pace of bond buying by another $10B

Martin Crutsinger · January 29, 2014 10:45 pm

Specialist Donald Civitanova works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Stocks are lower in early trading as weak earnings from several U.S. companies dented investors' confidence. Worries about emerging markets were also coming back after relief faded over an effort by Turkey to shore up its struggling currency. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks slide on weak earnings, Fed’s stimulus cuts

Washington Examiner · January 29, 2014 9:14 pm

Comparing US Fed’s views on rates, bond purchases

Comparing US Fed’s views on rates, bond purchases

The Associated Press · January 29, 2014 8:38 pm

Oil flat as Fed offsets heating oil supply drop

Oil flat as Fed offsets heating oil supply drop

The Associated Press · January 29, 2014 8:21 pm

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it would continue tapering the size of its monthly bond purchases, saying after Ben Bernanke's last meeting as chairman that the economy has improved enough to reduce the the stimulus by $10 billion to $65 billion. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Federal Reserve tapers stimulus again

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2014 5:00 am