Tag: Federal Reserve

Goldman’s Inexplicable Grip on the Fed

Ike Brannon · November 12, 2015 10:08 pm

'There is no reason to continue to experiment with extreme policy,' St. Louis Fed presidentÂ James BullardÂ said. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

Fed official: Zero rates raise risk of future inflation

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2015 2:40 pm

Fact Checking Politico’s Federal Reserve Fact Check

Mark Hemingway · November 11, 2015 6:02 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested that if a bank were to face failure, he would support the Federal Reserve acting as a lender of last resort, and issuing loans to struggling banks at penalty interest rates.Â (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Cruz on bank bailouts: ‘Absolutely not’

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 4:47 am

Chris Christie, right, makes a point as Mike Huckabee listens during Republican presidential debate. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Chris Christie accuses Fed of political favors for Obama, calls for audit

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 1:37 am

NeelÂ Kashkari, who joined the Treasury Department after a career at Goldman Sachs, was also a Republican gubernatorial candidate in California in 2014.Â (AP file photo/Chris Carlson)

Former TARP czar named president of Minneapolis Fed

Joseph Lawler · November 10, 2015 4:14 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren suggested that the Fed's main criterion for raising rates, namely inflation rising to the Fed's 2 percent target, was likely to be met. (Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg News file)

Leading Fed dove signals he’s open to December rate hike

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2015 6:49 pm

The House bill would hurt the central bank as well as taxpayers, a Federal Reserve representative says. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Fed pushes back against $30b raid by cash-hungry Congress

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2015 5:01 am

LawmakersÂ voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to take provisions affecting banks and the government-sponsored enterprises out of a transportation bill that passed the House. The amendment, offered by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, passed 354-72.Â Â (AP file photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais )

House votes to spare banks, Fannie and Freddie from cuts

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 5:11 pm

Federal Reserve vice chairmanÂ Stanley FischerÂ suggested that the reason that inflation remains dormant could be lagging productivity. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Fed official hints at rate hike, says inflation is coming

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 2:07 am

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer spoke about monetary policy Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed vice chair warns against Rand Paul Fed audit, highway bill

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 12:50 am

Community and regional banks are doing well, Federal Reserve chairwoman says.Â (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen skeptical of GOP bills to ease bank regs

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 7:08 pm