Tag: Interest Rates

Fed president sees ‘compelling’ case to raise rates

Joseph Lawler · December 2, 2015 1:28 pm

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lael Brainard again suggested that she has a different, and more pessimistic view of the economy's trajectory than does Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Fed governor wants ‘cautious and gradual’ approach to rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · December 2, 2015 1:55 am

There is talk of a Fed rates hike coming in December. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Most Fed members anticipated a December rate hike at Oct. meeting

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2015 7:38 pm

Speaking at an event at the University of Houston, Robert Steven Kaplan said that "it will likely be appropriate that U.S. monetary policy remain accommodative for some time." (AP Photo)

New Dallas Fed president sticks to mainstream in first speech

Joseph Lawler · November 18, 2015 6:14 pm

If inflation continues to fall, the Federal Reserve would have to respond by guaranteeing lower interest rates for longer, Federal Reserve vice chairman Stanley Fischer said Tuesday. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Fed limited damage by keeping rates low: Vice chairman

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2015 12:38 am

'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

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

Economy performing ‘well,’ Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 4:26 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet YellenÂ is testifying in her role as the top regulatory official at the central bank, not to deliver a report on monetary policy.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Questions for Yellen as she heads to Congress

Joseph Lawler · November 4, 2015 5:01 am

Trump: Fed fixes rates so Obama can go golf

Joseph Lawler · November 3, 2015 5:08 pm

Long-term inflation expectations, which Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen views as the key to the belief that inflation will rise, also slipped in the University of Michigan survey of consumers released Friday.Â (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Fed preps for rate hike amid disappointing data

Joseph Lawler · October 31, 2015 4:01 am

The Fed’s Continuing Conundrum

Irwin M. Stelzer · October 31, 2015 3:01 am