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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

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

Within a few years, U.S. home ownership had fallen from an all-time high ofÂ 69.4 percent to the 35-year low ofÂ 63.4Â percent.Â (Getty)

Economy

Two cheers for less homeownership

Washington Examiner -

August 3, 2015 5:00 am

2,417 Days and Counting…

Irwin M. Stelzer -

August 1, 2015 3:01 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Economy

Yellen warns Congress against interfering with the Fed

Joseph Lawler -

July 15, 2015 1:24 pm

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Economy

Yellen: Rate hike ‘appropriate’ this year

Joseph Lawler -

July 10, 2015 4:40 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen at a Board of Governors meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Economy

Fed weighs rate increases ‘meeting-by-meeting’

Joseph Lawler -

July 8, 2015 6:58 pm

Thursday's inflation numbers suggest that the temporary effects of falling energy prices are beginning to reverse themselves, but the core inflation measure is headed in the wrong direction. (AP Photo)

Economy

Consumer prices flat as gas prices tick up

Joseph Lawler -

June 18, 2015 1:35 pm

Yellen may try to bridge the difference in outlooks by underscoring in her press conference that even if the Fed does raise rates, it will do so slowly and only as long as the data remains strong. (AP File Photo)

Economy

Fed watchers focus on economic signals

Joseph Lawler -

June 16, 2015 4:01 am

Economy

Expect market turbulence when rates rise, Fed official says

Joseph Lawler -

June 5, 2015 5:36 pm

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Fed official: Economy ‘can handle’ rate hikes

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

Two cheers for less homeownership

2,417 Days and Counting…

Yellen warns Congress against interfering with the Fed

Yellen: Rate hike ‘appropriate’ this year

Fed weighs rate increases ‘meeting-by-meeting’

Consumer prices flat as gas prices tick up

Fed watchers focus on economic signals

Expect market turbulence when rates rise, Fed official says

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