Tag: Federal Reserve

President Obama might find it easier to defuse Syriaâs chemical weapons than the wrath of feminists if he doesnât promote Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen to the chairmanâs position. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

Fed chair candidate Janet Yellen owns a $15,000-$50,000 stamp collection

Joseph Lawler · August 5, 2013 4:00 am

Moderate Growth Shrinks to Modest, and Job Growth Slows

Irwin M. Stelzer · August 3, 2013 3:00 am

Harvard University Professor Larry Summers would be able to lecture Congress and the president on what needs to be done to spur economic growth. (AP File)

The top three reasons liberals don’t like Larry Summers

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2013 4:00 am

Former National Economic Council Director Larry Summers is a possibility to replace Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Presence of Larry Summers spices up normally dull Fed chair selection

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2013 4:00 am

Did Janet Yellen Predict the Recession?

Ethan Epstein · July 31, 2013 3:31 pm

Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., implored President Obama to not select Larry Summers to take over as head of the Federal Reserve. (AP File)

President delivers ‘tongue lashing’ to House Democrat who criticized potential nominee

Susan Ferrechio · July 31, 2013 4:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed announces no changes, provides no further detail on stimulus plans

Joseph Lawler · July 31, 2013 4:00 am

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

What the Fed is looking at in its meeting this week, in charts

Joseph Lawler · July 30, 2013 4:00 am

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has published a study estimating that the 2007-2009 financial crisis will wind up costing Americans the equivalent of $50,000 to $120,000 per household. (Thinkstock)

Dallas Fed: The financial crisis cost the US up to $14 trillion

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference is on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, June 19, 2013. The Federal Reserve offered a hint Wednesday that it's moving closer to slowing its bond-buying program, which is intended to keep long-term interest rates at record lows. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The week ahead in economics: US gets richer, Fed meets, and jobs

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama might find it easier to defuse Syriaâs chemical weapons than the wrath of feminists if he doesnât promote Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen to the chairmanâs position. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)

Wall Street Journal analysis: Janet Yellen is the Fed’s most accurate forecaster

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2013 4:00 am

Janet Yellen, who took her current office in 2010, is known as one of the top "doves" on monetary policy, preferring low interest rates. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

On the Rise: Odds are on Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke at Fed

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2013 4:00 am