Interest Rates

Fed Governor Jerome Powell called reference rates like LIBOR

Economy

Regulators, bankers to hash out reform of manipulated interest rates

Joseph Lawler -

November 17, 2014 5:37 pm

U.S. economic growth faces fewer risks of a disappointment and the Federal Reserve is better positioned to avoid mistakes than in past episodes, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Economy

Fed’s Dudley says the central bank will avoid past mistakes in raising rates

Joseph Lawler -

November 13, 2014 3:25 pm

A U.S. bank regulator fined three U.S. banks involved in currency manipulation $950 billion on Wednesday, adding to penalties imposed by U.S., U.K. and Swiss regulators on six banks, bringing the total amount of fines to over $4 billion. (iStock Photo)

Economy

Bank regulator adds almost $1 billion to fines on banks for currency manipulation

Joseph Lawler -

November 12, 2014 4:17 pm

Economy

Fed expected to end bond purchases, lower rates

Joseph Lawler -

October 28, 2014 9:00 am

Economy

Fed on track to end bond purchases despite market volatility

Joseph Lawler -

October 20, 2014 3:58 pm

Business

US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.20 percent

The Associated Press -

September 25, 2014 7:27 pm

Chairwoman Janet Yellen will meet with other members of the Fed's monetary policy committee in Washington this week. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Fed looks beyond stimulus to timing of interest rate increases

Joseph Lawler -

September 16, 2014 9:45 am

The European Central Bank announced that it would cut its targets for interest rates, lowering its main target to just 0.05 percent and pushing the interest rate it pays on excess bank liquidity even further into negative territory, to -0.2 percent. (iStock)

Economy

Europeans ramp up stimulus

Joseph Lawler -

September 4, 2014 4:06 pm

Business

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.1 percent

Washington Examiner -

August 28, 2014 4:53 pm

Updated CBO projections of the US economy predict a future of slower growth and lower productivity. (iStock)

Business

Budget crunchers now expect a permanently weaker economy

Joseph Lawler -

August 28, 2014 9:00 am

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Regulators, bankers to hash out reform of manipulated interest rates

Fed’s Dudley says the central bank will avoid past mistakes in raising rates

Bank regulator adds almost $1 billion to fines on banks for currency manipulation

Fed expected to end bond purchases, lower rates

Fed on track to end bond purchases despite market volatility

US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.20 percent

Fed looks beyond stimulus to timing of interest rate increases

Europeans ramp up stimulus

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 4.1 percent

Budget crunchers now expect a permanently weaker economy

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