Tag: Interest Rates

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Many Fed officials inclined to wait on raising interest rates

Joseph Lawler · February 18, 2015 8:01 pm

The Currency Conundrum

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 31, 2015 5:01 am

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level since 1994 in the fourth quarter of 2014 amid ongoing fallout from the financial crisis and falling demand from first-time home buyers. (iStock Photo)

Homeownership rate falls to lowest level since 1994

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2015 4:20 pm

The American Economy vs. the World’s

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 10, 2015 5:00 am

The Federal Reserve could move to raise interest rates as early as the first half of 2015 thanks to the strength of the economy, according to one central banker. (iStock Photo)

Fed official: Interest rate hikes could come in first half of 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 2, 2015 6:41 pm

Fed Governor Jerome Powell called reference rates like LIBOR "one of the foundations of the financial system." (AP image)

Regulators, bankers to hash out reform of manipulated interest rates

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2014 5:37 pm

U.S. economic growth faces fewer risks of a disappointment and the Federal Reserve is better positioned to avoid mistakes than in past episodes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Fed’s Dudley says the central bank will avoid past mistakes in raising rates

Joseph Lawler · November 13, 2014 3:25 pm

A U.S. bank regulator fined three U.S. banks involved in currency manipulation $950 billion on Wednesday, adding to penalties imposed by U.S., U.K. and Swiss regulators on six banks, bringing the total amount of fines to over $4 billion. (iStock Photo)

Bank regulator adds almost $1 billion to fines on banks for currency manipulation

Joseph Lawler · November 12, 2014 4:17 pm

Fed expected to end bond purchases, lower rates

Joseph Lawler · October 28, 2014 9:00 am

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Fed on track to end bond purchases despite market volatility

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2014 3:58 pm

US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.20 percent

The Associated Press · September 25, 2014 7:27 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen will meet with other members of the Fed's monetary policy committee in Washington this week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed looks beyond stimulus to timing of interest rate increases

Joseph Lawler · September 16, 2014 9:45 am