Tag: Janet Yellen

Federal Reserve officials are looking to reverse the massive bond-buying programs they launched during the recession later this year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Federal Reserve eyes reversing quantitative easing three months at a time

Joseph Lawler · May 24, 2017 6:00 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

Soldiers march across Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the 105th birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

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Weekly Trump Report Card: C for confusing, but prez still has ‘juice’

Paul Bedard · April 15, 2017 10:49 am

"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

Fed chairwoman met with Steven Mnuchin, Gary Cohn, Jeb Hensarling and Mike Crapo in February. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Yellen met with top Republicans as Trump era began

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 3:39 pm

Fed chief says dropouts played a role in the decline in the unemployment rate in past years. (Melanie Maxwell /The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Unemployment rate can be ‘misleading’ because of labor force dropouts, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2017 10:20 pm

The post-crisis rules imposed on banks are not crimping lending, Yellen suggested. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed’s Yellen dismisses Trump rationale for cutting bank regulations

Joseph Lawler · April 10, 2017 9:13 pm

Perceptions of an incoming president's likely policies can shape the behavior of many; perceptions of an outgoing president's policies, not so much. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Perceptions are that Trump’s policies are working

Michael Barone · March 16, 2017 4:01 am

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

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

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

Yellen's delivered her remarks Friday to a group of business leaders in Chicago. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen signals the Fed will hike rates in March, and move faster this year

Joseph Lawler · March 3, 2017 6:03 pm