Tag: Federal Reserve

The share of U.S. student debt delinquent for at least 90 days rose slightly to 11.45 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest report on household debt and credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Â (Michael Okoniewski/Bloomberg)

Here’s why student loan delinquencies are so high

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 4:01 am

Pathetic Spin from Goldman Sachs

Ike Brannon · August 19, 2015 6:18 pm

In recent weeks, private-sector economists have increasingly said that they expect Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and company to raise rates at the September meeting.Â (AP Photo)

Underemployment to be ‘largely eliminated’ soon, Fed members thought in July

Joseph Lawler · August 19, 2015 6:11 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on Friday called on his state's governor to ban gun ownership for "suspected terrorists." (AP Photo)

Cap on ‘swipe fees’ hasn’t lowered merchants’ costs, Richmond Fed finds

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2015 6:43 pm

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Monday announced that its new president will be Robert Steven Kaplan, a Harvard Business School professor and former Goldman Sachs executive. (Screenshot courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

New Dallas Fed president is a business self-help guru

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2015 4:01 am

Ben Bernanke argued that the Warren-Vitter bill did too much to limit regulators' response to a crisis situation, saying that some of its provisions were "unwise" even if their inclusion was necessary to pass the legislation. (AP Photo)Â

Sequester pain goes beyond defense, experts say

Jacqueline Klimas · August 17, 2015 8:48 pm

Robert Steven Kaplan has been named the new president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.Â (Paul Goguen/Bloomberg)

Dallas Fed names former Goldman Sachs banker new president

Joseph Lawler · August 17, 2015 5:20 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, from left, with Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, and Gov. Daniel Tarullo, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System presides over a meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Expectations firm for the Fed to hike rates in September

Joseph Lawler · August 14, 2015 9:36 pm

Stock prices whiz by on a ticker near the Goldman Sachs booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange April 16, 2010 in New York, New York. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Goldman Sachs to buy GE Capital Bank

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 9:02 pm

U.S. consumers took on $119 billion in new auto loans in the second quarter. (iStock Photo)

Auto loans surge, eclipse $1 trillion

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 3:49 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said the job gains and output growth over the course of the recovery make him "comfortable that the economy can handle a gradually rising interest-rate environment." (Bloomberg file)

Fed official: Economy ‘can handle’ rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 5:42 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed’s Fischer: Inflation too low to justify rate hike

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 1:30 pm