Tag: Federal Reserve

Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominated to be vice chairman for supervision and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, looks on during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022.

Beltway Confidential

The Raskins’ swampy tale of cashing out, lobbying, special favors, and flouting disclosure laws

Timothy P. Carney · February 8, 2022 7:51 pm

Sarah Bloom Raskin, a nominee to be the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors vice chair for supervision, the nation's top bank regulator, listens during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, in Washington.

Biden pick under GOP scrutiny for role with fintech firm that got Fed account

Zach Halaschak · February 7, 2022 7:10 pm

Cassidy cites Europe energy crisis to make case against Biden Fed nominee

Cassidy cites Europe energy crisis to make case against Biden Fed nominee

Jeremy Beaman · February 5, 2022 12:00 am

A woman passes a "We're Hiring!" sign while entering a clothing store in the Downtown Crossing of Boston.

Strong jobs report shows public increasingly shaking off COVID-19

Zach Halaschak · February 4, 2022 7:32 pm

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin, center, chats with Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), left, and Philippines' Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima before the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finance ministers meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.

Beltway Confidential

Biden Fed nominee targeted by oil but embraced by Wall Street — not a good sign

Timothy P. Carney · February 3, 2022 7:33 pm

Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominated to be vice chairman for supervision and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, looks on during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 3, 2022.

Biden nominee scrutinized over work with fintech company that got prized Fed account

Zach Halaschak · February 3, 2022 6:43 pm

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Sarah Bloom Raskin, center, chats with Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), left, and Philippines' Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima before the opening ceremony of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) finance ministers meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014.

Finance and Economy

Biden nominee under pressure from GOP rejects Fed climate regulation

Zach Halaschak · February 3, 2022 3:52 pm

Biden Fed nominee faces grilling over reparations and police reform

Zach Halaschak · February 1, 2022 11:45 am

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted their first quarterly decline since President Trump took office.

S&P 500 closes out worst month since start of pandemic

Zach Halaschak · January 31, 2022 9:05 pm

Beltway Confidential

Biden’s ‘solutions’ for inflation are a joke

Brad Polumbo · January 27, 2022 2:15 pm

The U.S. trade deficit rose in January to the highest level since October 2008, defying President Trump's efforts to bring more balance to America's trade with the rest of the world, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Economy grew 5.7% in 2021, fastest pace since 1984

Zach Halaschak · January 27, 2022 1:31 pm

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 11, 2019.

Fed signals first interest rate hike coming in March as it scrambles to curb inflation

Zach Halaschak · January 26, 2022 7:02 pm