Tag: Federal Reserve

June's job gains exceeded economists' expectations for around 180,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Job gains bounce back to 287,000 in June, unemployment at 4.9 percent

Joseph Lawler · July 8, 2016 12:32 pm

New applications for unemployment have been trending down in recent weeks.

Jobless claims fall to 254,000, lowest since April

Joseph Lawler · July 7, 2016 12:32 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

"That 10 percent number would have to be substantially higher to have regulators comfortable," Daniel Tarullo said in response to an audience question about the proposal. (AP Photo)

Fed not ‘comfortable’ with GOP’s bank reform plan

Joseph Lawler · July 6, 2016 3:36 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

Markets finished Friday up for the fourth straight day, and the S&P 500 finished less than half a percentage point down from the day before Britain's historic vote. (AP Photo)

U.S. economy skates through Brexit unscathed

Joseph Lawler · July 3, 2016 4:01 am

The Post-Brexit Economic Outlook

Irwin M. Stelzer · July 2, 2016 4:01 am

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

The financial services unit of Jeffrey Immelt's company, General Electric, was released from the federal government's clutches Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A milestone for financial reform, but skeptics remain

Joseph Lawler · July 1, 2016 4:01 am

The stakes are high for the stress tests. Banks spend massive resources preparing for them, and in the past it has been thought that the jobs of bank leaders were on the line in the tests. (AP Photo)

U.S. banks pass stress tests, Deutsche Bank and Santander flagged by regulators

Joseph Lawler · June 29, 2016 8:35 pm

Investors: Fed rate cut now more likely than a hike

Joseph Lawler · June 27, 2016 6:49 pm