Tag: Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, from left, with Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, and Gov. Daniel Tarullo, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System presides over a meeting in Washington, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Expectations firm for the Fed to hike rates in September

Joseph Lawler · August 14, 2015 9:36 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president Dennis Lockhart said the job gains and output growth over the course of the recovery make him "comfortable that the economy can handle a gradually rising interest-rate environment." (Bloomberg file)

Fed official: Economy ‘can handle’ rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 5:42 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed’s Fischer: Inflation too low to justify rate hike

Joseph Lawler · August 10, 2015 1:30 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill July 16, 2015. The latest economic stats do not show clear signals of economic improvement.Â (Washington Examiner)

Disappointing economic data make it tough for Yellen

Joseph Lawler · August 2, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., right, and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, pose for a photo with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo)Â

Fed faces a laundry list of reform measures

Joseph Lawler · July 31, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen prepares to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. Federal Reserve policymakers meet Wednesday to set interest rates and release a statement. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed sticks to zero rates

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2015 6:04 pm

The savings would come by eliminating the need for the Treasury to spend more on printing money than the actual value of the dollar. (Flickr)

Top Republicans introduce bill to replace dollar with a coin

Susan Ferrechio · July 29, 2015 5:34 pm

Yellen and other Fed officials will meet to determine whether to raise the short-term interest rate. (AP)

Huge week on tap for the Fed

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2015 4:01 am

The report showed that for the week ending July 18, there were just 255,000 first-time claims for unemployment benefits throughout the 50 states.Â (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Jobless claims hint at a job market on fire

Joseph Lawler · July 24, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 16, 2015, before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on: "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Yellen: Fed not ‘unduly affected’ by stock markets

Joseph Lawler · July 16, 2015 8:08 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Yellen: Rate hike ‘appropriate’ this year

Joseph Lawler · July 10, 2015 4:40 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen at a Board of Governors meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Fed weighs rate increases ‘meeting-by-meeting’

Joseph Lawler · July 8, 2015 6:58 pm