Tag: Janet Yellen

Here Comes the Interest Rates Rise

Irwin M. Stelzer · December 12, 2015 5:01 am

November jobs report clears expectations with 211,000 new jobs, 5 percent unemployment

Joseph Lawler · December 4, 2015 1:32 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined the bipartisan congressional pile-on against Secretary of State John Kerry's speech on the peace process in Israel and the Palestinian territories earlier in the day Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Cruz steps outside GOP orthodoxy with free-market criticism of Fed

Joseph Lawler · December 4, 2015 5:01 am

In congressional questioning, the Federal Reserve chairwoman said "it is something that is certainly worth considering," although not something the central bank has studied yet, as far as she knows. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen interested in climate change’s risks to financial system

Joseph Lawler · December 3, 2015 5:05 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said, "I think financing federal fiscal spending by tapping the resources of the Federal Reserve sets a bad precedent and impinges on the independence of the central bank. It weakens fiscal discipline." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen bashes highway bill for using Fed money

Joseph Lawler · December 3, 2015 4:41 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at an event. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Yellen ‘looking forward’ to rate hikes, hints economy is ready

Joseph Lawler · December 2, 2015 5:32 pm

Fed president sees ‘compelling’ case to raise rates

Joseph Lawler · December 2, 2015 1:28 pm

The re-proposal, Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said, contains other "significant" changes "to ensure that our rule will be applied in a manner that aligns with the intent of the Congress and the Dodd-Frank Act." (AP Photo)

Fed votes to limit its bailout powers

Joseph Lawler · November 30, 2015 2:22 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet YellenÂ also expressed concernÂ about the legislation in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.Â (AP File Photo/Andrew Harnik)

White House threatens veto of House bill to reform Fed

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2015 11:11 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet YellenÂ issued a stark warning about a Fed reform bill the House is set to consider this week, saying the legislation would "severely damage" the economy.Â (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Yellen warns Congress against Fed reform bill

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2015 8:35 pm

Wrong Footed Fed?

Geoffrey Norman · November 13, 2015 6:14 pm

Fact Checking Politico’s Federal Reserve Fact Check

Mark Hemingway · November 11, 2015 6:02 pm