Tag: Interest Rates

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said the Federal Reserve isn't basing its decisions about interest rates on speculation about Trump administration policies such as potential tax cuts. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen: The Fed isn’t baking Trump tax cuts into its decisions

Joseph Lawler · March 15, 2017 7:12 pm

Fed Hikes Benchmark Rate for Second Time in Three Months

Tws Staff · March 15, 2017 6:50 pm

Move a sign that the Fed thinks the economy is strong enough to speed up tightening of monetary policy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fed raises interest rates again amid brighter economic outlook

Joseph Lawler · March 15, 2017 6:00 pm

Savers could lose out worse if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates, a new analysis shows. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Savers losing out on $5 billion at banks annually

Joseph Lawler · March 13, 2017 2:00 pm

Fed officials projected that they would raise interest rates by a quarter-percentage point three times in 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Investors expect a big move at the Fed’s next meeting

Joseph Lawler · February 28, 2017 11:00 pm

Minutes from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting provide few clues about central bank's plans for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fed officials see another rate hike coming ‘fairly soon’

Joseph Lawler · February 22, 2017 7:10 pm

Investors anticipated that the Federal Reserve would not change its short-term rate target of 0.5 percent-0.75 percent, after raising it in December. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

No rate change, few hints from first Fed meeting of Trump presidency

Joseph Lawler · February 1, 2017 7:00 pm

The relatively weak December job growth was not the major story. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Beltway Confidential

The real surprise from December’s jobs report

Bruce Yandle · January 22, 2017 8:00 pm

IMF raises growth projections for US on prospects of Trump stimulus

Joseph Lawler · January 16, 2017 7:30 pm

The central bank sent $92 billion to the Treasury last year, down from $97.7 billion in 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Fed payments to banks rise $5.2 billion

Joseph Lawler · January 10, 2017 6:02 pm

Officials discussed expectation that the Trump administration might oversee tax cuts and spending increases. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed members at last meeting thought faster rate hikes might be needed

Joseph Lawler · January 4, 2017 7:12 pm

New faces at the Fed in 2017

Joseph Lawler · December 30, 2016 4:18 am