Tag: Federal Reserve

The Labor Department reports on U.S. consumer prices for April on Friday. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Inflation slows in April, down to 2.2 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 12, 2017 12:31 pm

Three-judge panel says AIG investors lacked standing to sue for losses in the insurance company's bailout during the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Appeals court reverses decision that AIG bailout was illegal

Joseph Lawler · May 9, 2017 5:08 pm

As the latest jobs report comes out Friday, the five fastest-growing sectors in the 12 months prior have been: temporary help, professional and technical services, construction, education and healthcare. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jobs bounce back in April at 211,000, unemployment falls to 4.4 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2017 12:31 pm

Investors had expected the Fed to keep rates steady, but they have been seeking a better sense of the Fed’s intentions for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Fed holds off on rate hike, but downplays weak first-quarter growth

Joseph Lawler · May 3, 2017 6:00 pm

Taxpayers should be heartened that the era of regulatory micromanagement of the financial services industry may come to an end this year.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Here’s why the GOP plan to replace Dodd-Frank is a marked improvement

Clark Packard · April 25, 2017 5:57 pm

Federal regulators accepted the bank's living will and lifted the restrictions placed on the bank's growth. (iStock)

Wells Fargo gets good news and an all-clear on living will

Joseph Lawler · April 24, 2017 9:24 pm

The Democrats noted that one quarter of current regional Fed bank presidents are alumni of Goldman Sachs. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

Democrats push to keep Goldman Sachs away from open Fed seat

Joseph Lawler · April 18, 2017 2:57 pm

Stanley Fischer said the central bank is less likely now to surprise investors with their comments. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Fed’s number two hopes central bank won’t repeat one of Bernanke’s mistakes

Joseph Lawler · April 17, 2017 9:51 pm

The Trump Presidency: Now and After Day 100

Irwin M. Stelzer · April 15, 2017 10:00 am

After years of running low, inflation has picked up in recent months. (iStock)

Inflation unexpectedly slows in March, breaking upward trend and complicated Fed decisions

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2017 12:32 pm

"I like her, I respect her," the president said about the Fed chairwoman, whom he criticized during his campaign. (Melanie Maxwell /The Ann Arbor News via AP)

Trump says he now likes Janet Yellen

Joseph Lawler · April 12, 2017 7:40 pm

Fed chairwoman met with Steven Mnuchin, Gary Cohn, Jeb Hensarling and Mike Crapo in February. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

Yellen met with top Republicans as Trump era began

Joseph Lawler · April 11, 2017 3:39 pm