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U.S. student debt slipped from $1.261 trillion to $1.259 trillion in the second quarter, New York Fed says. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Economy

Student debt falls for first time

August 9, 2016 4:43 pm

Economy

Fed holds off on rate hikes, but sees ‘diminished’ risks to the economy

Joseph Lawler -

July 27, 2016 6:00 pm

Economy

Fed rate hike didn’t ease financial pressures

Joseph Lawler -

July 26, 2016 4:01 am

Richard Berner, the director of the Office of Financial Research, told reporters Monday that the Brexit fallout

Economy

Feds warn of three key risks facing financial system

Joseph Lawler -

July 25, 2016 6:44 pm

With Fed Chair Janet Yellen constantly putting off rate increases, no one can be sure what will happen in the fall — even if the jobs reports for July and August are as rosy as the 287,000 June jobs increase. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Why the Fed should raise rates

Diana Furchtgott-Roth -

July 25, 2016 4:03 am

Unlike at past meetings, Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other members of the central bank are not expected to hint at a new round of interest rate increases that they later will have to back away from when economic growth disappoints. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Fed looks to avoid repeating the mistake of the last few years

Joseph Lawler -

July 25, 2016 4:01 am

Economists had expected claims to inch up to around 265,000 after falling to some of the lowest levels in forty years earlier in the month. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Economy

Jobless claims fall even lower in mid-July, to 253,000

Joseph Lawler -

July 21, 2016 1:05 pm

On Friday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for June. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Economy

Rising rents, medical costs push core inflation to highest levels of the recovery in June

Joseph Lawler -

July 15, 2016 12:32 pm

The group seeks to avoid congressional interference with the Fed's conduct of monetary policy, a stance that puts it in conflict with some of the ideas advanced by Democrats as well as Republicans. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Economy

Chamber wants overhaul of Fed’s ‘black box’

Joseph Lawler -

July 12, 2016 5:36 pm

June's job gains exceeded economists' expectations for around 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Economy

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler -

July 8, 2016 12:32 pm

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Tag: Federal Reserve

Student debt falls for first time

Fed holds off on rate hikes, but sees ‘diminished’ risks to the economy

Fed rate hike didn’t ease financial pressures

Feds warn of three key risks facing financial system

Why the Fed should raise rates

Fed looks to avoid repeating the mistake of the last few years

Jobless claims fall even lower in mid-July, to 253,000

Rising rents, medical costs push core inflation to highest levels of the recovery in June

Chamber wants overhaul of Fed’s ‘black box’

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

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