Tag: Federal Reserve

Janet Yellen's nomination to the Fed chair is being held up by Ted Cruz and fellow Republican senator Rand Paul's bid to get a Senate vote on a bill to audit the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Cruz joins Rand Paul’s bid to hold up Janet Yellen nomination to audit the Fed

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Janet Yellen's nomination to the Fed chair is being held up by Ted Cruz and fellow Republican senator Rand Paul's bid to get a Senate vote on a bill to audit the Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

S&P 500 reaches record; Treasurys gain, emerging markets slump

Bloomberg News · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Oil

Oil near $93 as traders eye supply, Fed

Associated Press · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Janet Yellen, Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, faces a Senate Banking Committee hearing Nov. 14. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Janet Yellen will keep Fed on steady course

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Who will begin unwinding the Fed's $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program: Ben Bernanke or Janet Yellen? President Barack Obama stands with Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen in the State Dining Room at the White House. (AP Photo)

Fed guessing game: When to ‘taper’ its $85 billion monthly stimulus

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2013 5:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who has run the central bank since 2006, has defended quantitative easing programs as effective. Former Fed official Andrew HuszarÃÂ called the quantitative easing program "the greatest backdoor Wall Street bailout of all time."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Former Fed official: Quantitative easing a ‘backdoor bailout’

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

A man checks cell-phone in front of an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Asian stock markets mostly traded higher Tuesday after the Dow Jones industrial average hit another all-time high. Tokyo's Nikkei jumped 1.9 percent to 14,534.91. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Markets digest Chinese policy prescription

Associated Press · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

The modern Federal Reserve is charged with two sometimes clashing missions: preserving a stable currency and reducing unemployment. (AP File)

Banks battle against Fed transparency

Timothy P. Carney · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

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Small businesses more worried about taxes and regulations than about sales

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart speaks at an Atlanta Press Club luncheon,Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007 in Atlanta, Ga. (AP Photo/Gene Blythe)

Fed’s Lockhart wants to see higher inflation before taper

Washington Examiner · November 12, 2013 5:00 am

The deficit for fiscal year 2013 was the lowest since before President Obama took office at $680 billion, down from a high of $1.4 trillion in 2009.ÃÂ

The week ahead in economics: The debt, Janet Yellen and inequality

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2013 5:00 am

New York Times: Candid Criticism for Fed That Wasn’t on the Agenda

Washington Examiner · November 11, 2013 5:00 am