Tag: Interest Rates

Washington's most powerful special interest group is Congress itself, and its members are more than happy to reach across the aisle when their personal interests are on the line. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

CBO: Budget deficit to rise to $693 billion

Joseph Lawler · June 29, 2017 6:00 pm

Janet Yellen’s Very Bad Week

Irwin M. Stelzer · June 17, 2017 6:22 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari said he needed more data clearly showing inflation will rise in the months ahead. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Lone vote against Fed rate hike says he put data over ‘faith’

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2017 4:23 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks in Washington, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, to announce the Federal Open Market Committee decision on interest rates following a two-day meeting. The Federal Reserve has raised its key interest rate for the third time in six months, providing its latest vote of confidence in a slow-growing but durable economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Jobs market is hot any way you look at it, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2017 7:49 pm

The increase brings the Fedâs target for short-term interest rates to a range of 1 percent to 1.25 percent, back to its 2008 level. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Federal Reserve announces second rate hike this year, despite slower inflation

Joseph Lawler · June 14, 2017 6:01 pm

Low inflation, high corporate borrowing and "quite lax" underwriting on auto loans are causes for concern, Lael Brainard said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Fed governor: No ‘flashing red’ signs of financial bubbles

Joseph Lawler · May 30, 2017 5:51 pm

Investors had expected the Fed to keep rates steady, but they have been seeking a better sense of the Fed’s intentions for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed holds off on rate hike, but downplays weak first-quarter growth

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 6:00 pm

"I like her, I respect her," the president said about the Fed chairwoman, whom he criticized during his campaign. (Melanie Maxwell /The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Trump says he now likes Janet Yellen

Joseph Lawler · April 12, 2017 7:40 pm

This in light of the Fed having carried out two interest rate increases in recent months. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Fed officials look to shrink the $4.5 trillion balance sheet this year

Joseph Lawler · April 5, 2017 6:00 pm

Fed president Lacker steps down after acknowledging leak

Joseph Lawler · April 4, 2017 5:29 pm

Boston Fed president says the central bank should plan to raise interest rates every other meeting this year. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)

Fed official warns of ‘over-hot’ economy, calls for a 1-point rate hike

Joseph Lawler · March 29, 2017 4:03 pm

Janet Yellen wasn't prepared Wednesday with a full explanation of why Federal Reserve officials surprised markets so dramatically earlier this month, the kind of miscommunication that the central bank has tried to avoid and that congressional Republicans have complained about. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen dodges when asked about surprising markets

Joseph Lawler · March 15, 2017 8:58 pm