Tag: Monetary Policy

Decision to leave interest rates alone means the central bank is likely punting to December. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Fed wanted more data before tightening money

Joseph Lawler · August 17, 2016 6:13 pm

William Dudley said he believes that the U.S. is "edging closer" to the conditions that would merit further interest rate increases from the Fed, which raised rates once in December but since then has held them steady. (AP Photo)

Fed won’t choke off growth before election, official reassures

Joseph Lawler · August 16, 2016 1:32 pm

Investors and policymakers at the Federal Reserve have been monitoring inflation numbers closely for signs that the economy is headed toward full capacity. (AP Photo)

Falling gas prices keep inflation subdued in July

Joseph Lawler · August 16, 2016 8:34 am

John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, wrote in a research letter published Monday that governments might need to change both monetary policy and spending programs to better "cope" with the fact that interest rates are likely to stay historically low. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed official floats pursuing higher inflation

Joseph Lawler · August 15, 2016 7:04 pm

Fed members are reluctant to spell out an end to the era of very low rates even amid mounting signs that the U.S. economy is near full strength. (AP Photo)

Fed holds off on rate hikes, but sees ‘diminished’ risks to the economy

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2016 6:00 pm

Economists had expected claims to inch up to around 265,000 after falling to some of the lowest levels in forty years earlier in the month. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg)

Jobless claims fall even lower in mid-July, to 253,000

Joseph Lawler · July 21, 2016 1:05 pm

On Friday, the Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for June. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Rising rents, medical costs push core inflation to highest levels of the recovery in June

Joseph Lawler · July 15, 2016 12:32 pm

The group seeks to avoid congressional interference with the Fed's conduct of monetary policy, a stance that puts it in conflict with some of the ideas advanced by Democrats as well as Republicans. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Chamber wants overhaul of Fed’s ‘black box’

Joseph Lawler · July 12, 2016 5:36 pm

Fed agreed unanimously on waiting to see the economic fallout from the United Kingdom referendum. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed was split on rate hikes even before Brexit

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2016 6:56 pm

Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo said that with inflation running low, the Federal Reserve has an opportunity to create many more jobs, including for African-Americans and other groups with chronically high unemployment. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Fed has opportunity to create jobs without inflation, official says

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2016 1:41 pm

The nontraditional tools Loretta Mester was referencing include the Fed pushing its interest rate target all the way to zero and then engaging in large-scale bond purchases, or quantitative easing. (AP Photo)

Fed official warns of risks of waiting too long to raise rates

Joseph Lawler · July 1, 2016 4:22 pm

Fischer noted that the economic data for the U.S. has been "pretty good" since the jobs report for May. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed vice chair downplays Brexit impact on U.S.

Joseph Lawler · July 1, 2016 3:39 pm