Tag: Joseph Lawler

Banks using overdraft fees to make up revenue they aren't getting from loans, Pew report finds. (Graham Barclay/Bloomberg News)

Banks rely on customer-unfriendly overdraft fees, study finds

Joseph Lawler · December 20, 2016 4:30 pm

Fed chief tells University of Baltimore graduates that the current job market is the strongest in a decade. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Prospects ‘very good’ for college graduates, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2016 7:03 pm

A new study found that young workers are getting more optimistic about the future despite worrying long-term trends in the job market. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Young workers getting more optimistic, Fed study finds

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2016 3:57 pm

Oil refiners may be taxed more and drivers may see higher taxes at the pump if the House Republican tax plan becomes law, lobbyists and analysts have realized upon sorting through its provisions. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Refiners, drivers could lose under GOP tax plan

Joseph Lawler · December 19, 2016 5:01 am

Fiscal conservative Mulvaney picked as Trump’s budget director

Fiscal conservative Mulvaney picked as Trump’s budget director

Joseph Lawler · December 17, 2016 1:14 pm

Senate Dems seeking dirt on Trump’s Treasury pick

Senate Dems seeking dirt on Trump’s Treasury pick

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2016 2:38 pm

Kudlow has been a strong proponent of free trade throughout his career as a commentator, a viewpoint that could put him at odds with Trump's more protectionist agenda. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Trump eyeing Larry Kudlow for economic adviser

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 9:37 pm

The nearly 600-page report documenting the improvement in economic conditions under Obama should be used as a "benchmark for future administrations," a spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

White House: Trump to inherit a ‘highly beneficial’ economy

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 6:26 pm

Big banks will need to raise $70 billion in funding to comply with a new rule to be finalized Thursday by the Federal Reserve. The rule requires the largest banks to pre-fund "the costs of their own failure," Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen said. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Big banks need to add $70 billion to meet new Fed rule

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 4:37 pm

(Sam VarnHagen/Ford Motor Co. via AP)

Inflation firms up to 1.7 percent in November as food costs keep falling

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 1:35 pm

Several of President-elect Trump's choices for his Cabinet stand to reap tax benefits from joining the incoming administration, but those advantages are likely smaller and different from what the public may think. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

How Trump’s Cabinet will and won’t get tax benefits

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2016 5:01 am

"I would say, at this point, that fiscal policy is not obviously needed to provide stimulus to get us back to full employment," said Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Fiscal stimulus no longer needed to boost employment, Yellen says

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2016 9:16 pm