Tag: Janet Yellen

The Fed's purchases of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities in its latest round of so-called quantitative easing, begun in late 2012, will total $1.603 trillion. (iStock Photo)

Here’s what the Fed could have bought with QE3

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2014 11:45 am

Job seekers check out the job opportunities at a Hiring Fair in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP/Alan Diaz)

The evidence that the long-term unemployed are finding jobs, not just giving up the job hunt

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2014 4:58 pm

The number of new houses under construction came in well below expectations in June, at 893,000 rather than the expected million-plus that would have represented gradual improvement. (iStock Photo)

Janet Yellen admits she doesn’t know why this sector of the economy is doing so poorly

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2014 12:16 pm

Pedestrians look at an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Asia's major stock markets mostly posted modest gains Thursday after positive U.S. corporate and economic news underpinned confidence. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Markets roiled by fresh US sanctions on Russia

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 4:02 pm

Where’s that inflation I was promised?

Steve Chapman · July 17, 2014 2:43 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday in her twice-yearly testimony to Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Janet Yellen stumbled over these two bailout questions

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2014 9:49 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen removes her glasses as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Yellen rejects move to set up formula for Fed

Martin Crutsinger · July 16, 2014 5:54 pm

FILE - In this July 2, 2014, file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the International Monetary Fund in Washington. Yellen testifies to a Senate committee to deliver the Fed's twice-a-year report to Congress on interest-rate policy and the economy on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Labor market still needs Fed support, chair says

Martin Crutsinger · July 15, 2014 8:45 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday. (Graeme Jennings)

Elizabeth Warren grills Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen on crucial too-big-to-fail question

Joseph Lawler · July 15, 2014 5:42 pm

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies before a Senate Joint Economic Committee hearing, Wednesday, May 7th, 2014. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Here’s exactly how much money the weak recovery cost you

Joseph Lawler · July 14, 2014 11:38 am

Investors anticipated that the bond-buying program would be phased out sometime near the end of the year, after months of efforts by both former Chairman Ben Bernanke and current Chairwoman Janet Yellen to manage expectations. (iStock Photo)

Fed sets an expiration date for quantitative easing

Joseph Lawler · July 9, 2014 7:18 pm

People wait in line for the Cleveland Career Fair in Independence, Ohio. (AP/Tony Dejak)

‘True’ unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 3, 2014 4:05 pm