Tag: Federal Reserve

"Let's just keep the heat down and give this policy some chance to work or not to work," Ben Bernanke said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Fed struggled with leaks, heated arguments during stimulus launch

Joseph Lawler · January 15, 2016 7:35 pm

Chairwoman was an early proponent of many of the Fed's unconventional stimulus policies. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen ahead of Fed in pushing for stimulus, transcripts show

Joseph Lawler · January 15, 2016 6:49 pm

Ben Bernanke concluded that the Third Reich's rapid recovery suggests that "more aggressive fiscal programs" would also have helped the United States out of its own depression. (AP Photo)

(Chair)Man in the high castle

Scott Burns · January 15, 2016 5:02 am

Most senators voted for Sen. Rand Paul's legislation, but the vote fell short of the 60 needed to cut off debate. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Rand Paul’s Fed audit falls short in Senate

Joseph Lawler · January 12, 2016 9:29 pm

President Obama will nominate University of Michigan economist Kathryn Dominguez to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. (AP Photo) Â

Fed paid $97.7 billion to Treasury in 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2016 6:25 pm

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (AP Photo)

GOP to Fed: Explain yourself

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2016 5:01 am

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed members have argued that low inflation is temporary. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed members raised rates despite being puzzled over low inflation

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2016 7:46 pm

Stanley Fischer, vice chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, said Wednesday in comments indicating that recent market volatility could play into the central bank's plans the rest of the year. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Uncertainty about economy has risen, Fed vice chair says

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2016 2:26 pm

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 276 points, or 1.6 percent, Monday following the news of market turmoil in China. (AP Photo)

Fed officials unconcerned as stocks drop on China fears

Joseph Lawler · January 4, 2016 10:04 pm

Esther George is one of the most "hawkish" members of the Fed, known for her view that the central bank should tighten monetary policy to prevent bubbles from forming. (AP Photo)

The new faces setting monetary policy in 2016

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2016 12:40 pm

Nobody, before Elizabeth Warren, was touted as a scourge of the banks more than Barney Frank. This summer, of course, Barney Frank joined a bank. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

The top 12 revolving-door moments of 2015

Timothy P. Carney · December 30, 2015 10:04 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed members have argued that low inflation is temporary. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed faces populist risk by paying banks

Joseph Lawler · December 30, 2015 5:01 am