Tag: Janet Yellen

Short-term unemployment plumbed the lowest levels in a half-century in 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 8, 2016 3:46 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed members have argued that low inflation is temporary. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed members raised rates despite being puzzled over low inflation

Joseph Lawler · January 6, 2016 7:46 pm

Esther George is one of the most "hawkish" members of the Fed, known for her view that the central bank should tighten monetary policy to prevent bubbles from forming. (AP Photo)

The new faces setting monetary policy in 2016

Joseph Lawler · January 3, 2016 12:40 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed members have argued that low inflation is temporary. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed faces populist risk by paying banks

Joseph Lawler · December 30, 2015 5:01 am

What to Expect in the Year Ahead

Irwin M. Stelzer · December 26, 2015 5:01 am

After the Rise

Irwin M. Stelzer · December 19, 2015 5:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen appears to have pulled off the first interest rate increase in nine years without a hitch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed’s rate hike goes off without surprises

Joseph Lawler · December 18, 2015 3:57 pm

Editorial cartoon: A sluggish steed for the Fed

Washington Examiner · December 18, 2015 2:00 pm

"I feel confident about the fundamentals," Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen says after the central bank raises rates. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Yellen issues a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2015 9:22 pm

Fed ends seven-year era of zero interest rates

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2015 8:07 pm

Investors have effectively taken it as assumed that Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen will raise interest rates. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

With rate hike expected, focus shifts to Fed language

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2015 5:01 am

High inflation continues to impact Americans.

Inflation ticks up to 0.5 percent in November

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2015 1:34 pm