Tag: Federal Reserve

Cut ordered by Congress is "unjust and violates several legal principles," American Bankers Association says. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Bankers see potential for legal challenge to Fed dividend cut

Joseph Lawler · April 28, 2016 9:00 pm

"About a month ago, I urged the presidential candidates to explain what policies and leadership they would like to see at the Federal Reserve," said Narayana Kocherlakota, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 2009 to 2015. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg, File)

Former Minneapolis Fed chief: Trump starting to make ‘economic sense’

Kelly Cohen · April 28, 2016 1:47 pm

Federal Reserve officials announced Wednesday that they would hold interest rates rates steady. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed holds rates steady for third straight meeting, sees fewer risks from abroad

Joseph Lawler · April 27, 2016 6:00 pm

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Comptroller Thomas Curry said the proposal for a new rule for megabanks is "one piece of a broader effort to increase the resiliency of the banking system." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Regulators roll out newest big rule for megabanks

Joseph Lawler · April 26, 2016 3:16 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other officials at the central bank are at odds with bond market investors over monetary policy. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Investors don’t believe Fed’s plans for rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · April 26, 2016 4:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen may have something to worry about should Donald Trump become president. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump not sold on Janet Yellen as Fed chair

Kelly Cohen · April 20, 2016 1:10 pm

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said Monday that the economy is strong enough for the central bank to tighten the money supply further, but only if such moves are "gradual and cautious." (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NY Fed chief says rate hikes will be ‘gradual and cautious’

Joseph Lawler · April 18, 2016 1:10 pm

Supporters of Pakistan's Islamist party rally against U.S. drone strikes on hideouts of militants in the country's tribal areas. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

Many problems with Obama’s use of drone strikes

Washington Examiner Staff · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

Antonio Weiss, left, counselor to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, testifies on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Treasury official dismisses bank fears about liquidity crisis

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2016 3:48 pm

Inflation slows to 0.9 percent rate in March

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2016 12:31 pm

JPMorgan Chase's 150,000-page living will was not the reason. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Why regulators think JPMorgan is still too big to fail

Joseph Lawler · April 14, 2016 4:01 am

Elizabeth Warren called it a "very big deal" and "scary" that the agencies declared that the JPMorgan Chase's plans for going bankrupt without government help are not credible. (AP Photo)

Warren takes on JPMorgan CEO over rejected living will

Joseph Lawler · April 13, 2016 8:21 pm