Tag: Monetary Policy

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)

Vice chairman: Fed shouldn’t wait to meet its goals before raising rates

Joseph Lawler · June 30, 2015 7:39 pm

JanetÂ Yellen said the central bank would provide documents related to the investigation to the House Financial Services Committee once the inspector general cleared them. (AP Photo)Â

Yellen rejects GOP charge that she’s hindering investigation into Fed leak

Joseph Lawler · June 22, 2015 9:41 pm

Fed holds rates at zero

Joseph Lawler · June 17, 2015 6:00 pm

Yellen may try to bridge the difference in outlooks by underscoring in her press conference that even if the Fed does raise rates, it will do so slowly and only as long as the data remains strong. (AP File Photo)

Fed watchers focus on economic signals

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2015 4:01 am

The producer price index rose 0.5 percent in May, adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. (AP Photo)

Producer prices rise in May

Joseph Lawler · June 12, 2015 1:18 pm

Rep. Kevin Brady hopes that significant reform of the 100-year-old Federal Reserve may be within reach.

Key Texas lawmaker seeks to overhaul Fed

Joseph Lawler · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting at the Treasury Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, on the Council's 2015 annual report and a discussion of charters for the Council's committees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Yellen: Fed withholds leak info from Congress because of criminal investigation

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 8:17 pm

Financial markets are likely to undergo "some turbulence" when the Federal Reserve moves to raise interest rates, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Friday. (AP Photo)

Expect market turbulence when rates rise, Fed official says

Joseph Lawler · June 5, 2015 5:36 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)

The new Fed buzzword for interest rates: ‘Crawl’

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2015 4:01 am

Federal Reserve governor Lael BrainardÂ said that it would be "difficult, based on the data available today, to dismiss the possibility of a more significant drag on the economy" from the strength of the dollar and declining oil prices.Â (AP File/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Fed official: Can’t ignore recent weak economic statistics

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2015 5:02 pm

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday defended the central bank from the charge that the unprecedented easy-money policies it pursued in the wake of the recession increased inequality.Â (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bernanke defends quantitative easing from inequality charge

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 4:19 pm

President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Eric Rosengren speaks with staff during a visit to the office of CONNECT, a coalition of local organizations that provides employment services in Chelsea, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Fed official: Weak economy is not just the weather

Joseph Lawler · June 1, 2015 2:19 pm