Tag: Joseph Lawler

On Friday, the Commerce Department issues the first estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the April-June quarter. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Economic growth disappoints at 1.2 percent pace in the second quarter

Joseph Lawler · July 29, 2016 12:31 pm

The homeownership rate fell from 63.5 percent in the first quarter to 62.9 percent in the second, tied for the lowest level since early 1965, when records were first kept. (AP Photo)

Homeownership rate falls to lowest on record

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 3:24 pm

Then-IRS chief Steven Miller threw his pencil across the room and yelled, "Oh, s—t" when he was told about IRS targeting Tea Party groups. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

IRS chief’s reaction after learning about Tea Party targeting: ‘Oh, s–t’

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 3:08 pm

Jobless claims are viewed by investors and policymakers as a high-frequency gauge of the health of the economy. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Jobless claims edge up to 266,000

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 12:31 pm

Richard Cordray justified the latest regulatory push on the grounds that debt-collection problems are among consumers' most frequent complaints. (AP Photo)

Obama consumer bureau targets debt collectors

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 4:01 am

Worst economic recovery no more?

Worst economic recovery no more?

Joseph Lawler · July 28, 2016 4:01 am

Fed members are reluctant to spell out an end to the era of very low rates even amid mounting signs that the U.S. economy is near full strength. (AP Photo)

Fed holds off on rate hikes, but sees ‘diminished’ risks to the economy

Joseph Lawler · July 27, 2016 6:00 pm

On Tuesday, the Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in June. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

New home sales soar in June to highest pace since early 2008

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2016 2:05 pm

Daniel Tarullo said that "if markets do regard economic prospects as only modest or moderate going forward, then raising short-term rates is almost surely going to flatten the yield curve." (AP Photo)

Fed rate hike didn’t ease financial pressures

Joseph Lawler · July 26, 2016 4:01 am

Bruce Josten has been at the Chamber for 42 years and has headed its lobbying for 22. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Chamber of Commerce’s top lobbyist to step down

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2016 9:11 pm

Richard Berner, the director of the Office of Financial Research, told reporters Monday that the Brexit fallout "introduces months or years of uncertainty about the rules governing the U.K.'s investment, financing and trade relations with Europe and the rest of the world." (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Feds warn of three key risks facing financial system

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2016 6:44 pm

Unlike at past meetings, Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other members of the central bank are not expected to hint at a new round of interest rate increases that they later will have to back away from when economic growth disappoints. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Fed looks to avoid repeating the mistake of the last few years

Joseph Lawler · July 25, 2016 4:01 am