Tag: Janet Yellen

FILE - In this June 18, 2014 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington. Yellen has won credit for guiding the Federal Reserve's first six months of transition from the Ben Bernanke era. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Yellen to give her outlook as Fed honeymoon fades

Martin Crutsinger · August 20, 2014 5:03 pm

Consumer prices rose at a 2 percent annual rate for the fourth month in a row, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday morning, led by the increasing cost of food. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Rising food costs keep inflation up in July

Joseph Lawler · August 19, 2014 1:16 pm

A bipartisan group of Congress' most vocal lawmakers on matters of financial regulation is challenging Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen over the central bank's commitment to avoiding future bailouts. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Liberal and conservative lawmakers press Janet Yellen on bailouts

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2014 8:29 pm

WEX BackStory: Janet Yellen makes her case

Ed Sykes · August 18, 2014 8:17 pm

Janet Yellen’s ideas are about to be put to the test

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2014 12:47 pm

Regulators change course on big banks just weeks after Elizabeth Warren grilling

Joseph Lawler · August 5, 2014 9:47 pm

FILE - In this July 16, 2014, photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. With employers ramping up hiring and the unemployment rate sinking in the past year, pressure is rising on Janet Yellen's federal reserve. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Hiring up, but Yellen ‘dashboard’ signals caution

Christopher Rugaber · August 2, 2014 1:01 pm

A welder fabricates anchor bolts for roads and bridges at the custom manufacturer Fox Company Inc. in Philadelphia. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Job gains aren’t translating to faster wage growth

Joseph Lawler · August 1, 2014 3:55 pm

Like her predecessors, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has mastered the art of making straightforward answers sound really complicated. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Can you translate America’s top economist into plain English?

Joseph Lawler · July 31, 2014 9:00 am

In an appearance before Congress earlier in July, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said that the first GDP decline "appears to have resulted mostly from transitory factors, and a number of recent indicators of production and spending suggest that growth rebounded in the second quarter."ÃÂ (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Federal Reserve cuts another $10 billion, but promises more stimulus

Joseph Lawler · July 30, 2014 6:43 pm

FILE - In this July 2, 2014, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the International Monetary Fund in Washington. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to make sixth reduction in bond purchases Wednesday, July 30, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

As Fed meets, key issues likely to stay unanswered

Martin Crutsinger · July 30, 2014 1:04 pm

FILE - In this July 16, 2014 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gestures as she testifies before the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy," on Capitol Hill in Washington. Federal Reserve policymakers begin a two-day meeting to set interest rates on Tuesday, July 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Fed is weighing key issues but may reveal little

Martin Crutsinger · July 29, 2014 4:12 pm