Janet Yellen Archives

Economy

Jobs and the Fed

October 8, 2016 4:01 am

Janet Yellen is avoiding commenting on the presidential election or its implications for markets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed ignoring election risks

Joseph Lawler -

October 1, 2016 12:01 am

Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, before the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Economy

Yellen flummoxed by accusations of partisanship

Joseph Lawler -

September 28, 2016 3:22 pm

Trump has attacked the Fed and Janet Yellen, an Obama appointee, throughout his campaign. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Economy

Trump slams Obama’s ‘politicized’ Federal Reserve

Joseph Lawler -

September 27, 2016 2:07 am

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen sided with the late Milton Friedman and against her colleagues Wednesday in one of the major debates within the central bank as it weighs when to raise interest rates. (AP Photos)

Economy

Yellen sides with Milton Friedman against colleagues

Joseph Lawler -

September 21, 2016 9:36 pm

Economy

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Joseph Lawler -

September 21, 2016 7:45 pm

Economy

Yellen responds to Trump: Fed does not take politics into account

Joseph Lawler -

September 21, 2016 7:09 pm

Decision to leave interest rates alone means the central bank is likely punting to December. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Economy

Fed holds off on interest rate hike, signals it will raise rates this year

Joseph Lawler -

September 21, 2016 6:01 pm

In an August speech, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen argued that the Fed would still be able to deliver stimulus even if it were forced again to lower rates to zero, by relying on tools such as quantitative easing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Economy

Four numbers that explain why the Fed hasn’t raised interest rates

Joseph Lawler -

September 20, 2016 4:01 am

Harvard professor Larry Summers warned that Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen's optimism one day might be viewed the same way that Ben Bernanke's statements downplaying the subprime crisis were, and he concluded in an op-ed that

Economy

Economists fear U.S. not prepared to fight off a recession

Joseph Lawler -

September 10, 2016 4:01 am

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Tag: Janet Yellen

Jobs and the Fed

Fed ignoring election risks

Yellen flummoxed by accusations of partisanship

Trump slams Obama’s ‘politicized’ Federal Reserve

Yellen sides with Milton Friedman against colleagues

Yellen: Low rates will give U.S. ‘room to run,’ bring people into workforce

Yellen responds to Trump: Fed does not take politics into account

Fed holds off on interest rate hike, signals it will raise rates this year

Four numbers that explain why the Fed hasn’t raised interest rates

Economists fear U.S. not prepared to fight off a recession

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