Tag: Janet Yellen

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's remarks were made in testimony prepared for an appearance before the Joint Economic Committee on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Fed not at risk of waiting too long to raise rates, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2016 1:07 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has suggested that the Fed might further slow its move toward raising interest rates in order to give the economy "room to run." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fed holds rates steady, but hike is expected in December

Joseph Lawler · November 2, 2016 6:00 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has suggested that with inflation still subdued, the central bank may try to run a "high-pressure economy." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Election to keep Fed sidelined this week, but investors expect hike in December

Joseph Lawler · November 1, 2016 2:51 pm

Janet Yellen is avoiding commenting on the presidential election or its implications for markets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Yellen tries to take on the supply side

Joseph Lawler · October 26, 2016 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that it might be worth asking whether the Fed could help the economy by "temporarily running a 'high-pressure economy,' with robust aggregate demand and a tight labor market." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Yellen floats running a ‘high-pressure economy’ with easy money

Joseph Lawler · October 14, 2016 6:03 pm

Following the meeting, Chairwoman Janet Yellen explained to the press that the Fed was delaying tighter money in order to give the economy "room to run" and bring discouraged workers off the sidelines and into jobs. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Fed worries its credibility is eroding

Joseph Lawler · October 12, 2016 6:24 pm

Jobs and the Fed

Irwin M. Stelzer · October 8, 2016 4:01 am

Janet Yellen is avoiding commenting on the presidential election or its implications for markets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed ignoring election risks

Joseph Lawler · October 1, 2016 12:01 am

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Yellen flummoxed by accusations of partisanship

Joseph Lawler · September 28, 2016 3:22 pm

Trump has attacked the Fed and Janet Yellen, an Obama appointee, throughout his campaign. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump slams Obama’s ‘politicized’ Federal Reserve

Joseph Lawler · September 27, 2016 2:07 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen sided with the late Milton Friedman and against her colleagues Wednesday in one of the major debates within the central bank as it weighs when to raise interest rates. (AP Photos)

Yellen sides with Milton Friedman against colleagues

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 9:36 pm

"We are generally pleased with how the U.S. economy is doing," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Joseph Lawler · September 21, 2016 7:45 pm