Monetary Policy

The Labor Department releases its Consumer Price Index for July on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Economy

Inflation ticks up to 0.2 percent annually in July, driven by housing costs

Joseph Lawler -

August 19, 2015 12:34 pm

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas on Monday announced that its new president will be Robert Steven Kaplan, a Harvard Business School professor and former Goldman Sachs executive. (Screenshot courtesy Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

Economy

New Dallas Fed president is a business self-help guru

Joseph Lawler -

August 18, 2015 4:01 am

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)

Economy

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

Economy

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)

Economy

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)

Economy

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

Economy

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)

Economy

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)

Politics

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)

Economy

Huge week on tap for the Fed

Joseph Lawler -

July 28, 2015 4:01 am

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Tag: Monetary Policy

Inflation ticks up to 0.2 percent annually in July, driven by housing costs

New Dallas Fed president is a business self-help guru

Expectations firm for the Fed to hike rates in September

Fed official: Economy ‘can handle’ rate hikes

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

Disappointing economic data make it tough for Yellen

Fed faces a laundry list of reform measures

Fed sticks to zero rates

Top Republicans introduce bill to replace dollar with a coin

Huge week on tap for the Fed

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