Tag: Joseph Lawler

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested that if a bank were to face failure, he would support the Federal Reserve acting as a lender of last resort, and issuing loans to struggling banks at penalty interest rates.Â (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Cruz on bank bailouts: ‘Absolutely not’

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 4:47 am

"I believe that if you put money in people's pockets they'll be more generous, rather than less generous," Ben Carson said. (AP Photo)

Ben Carson suggests eliminating mortgage, charitable giving deductions

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 3:28 am

Chris Christie, right, makes a point as Mike Huckabee listens during Republican presidential debate. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Chris Christie accuses Fed of political favors for Obama, calls for audit

Joseph Lawler · November 11, 2015 1:37 am

NeelÂ Kashkari, who joined the Treasury Department after a career at Goldman Sachs, was also a Republican gubernatorial candidate in California in 2014.Â (AP file photo/Chris Carlson)

Former TARP czar named president of Minneapolis Fed

Joseph Lawler · November 10, 2015 4:14 pm

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren suggested that the Fed's main criterion for raising rates, namely inflation rising to the Fed's 2 percent target, was likely to be met. (Brendan Hoffman/Bloomberg News file)

Leading Fed dove signals he’s open to December rate hike

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2015 6:49 pm

The House bill would hurt the central bank as well as taxpayers, a Federal Reserve representative says. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Fed pushes back against $30b raid by cash-hungry Congress

Joseph Lawler · November 9, 2015 5:01 am

Miners crushed by second Great Recession, 109k jobs lost

Joseph Lawler · November 6, 2015 2:37 pm

Growth rebounded in October with 271,000 new jobs, unemployment 5 percent

Joseph Lawler · November 6, 2015 1:32 pm

LawmakersÂ voted overwhelmingly for an amendment to take provisions affecting banks and the government-sponsored enterprises out of a transportation bill that passed the House. The amendment, offered by Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, passed 354-72.Â Â (AP file photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais )

House votes to spare banks, Fannie and Freddie from cuts

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 5:11 pm

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Unemployment benefit applications jump to 276,000

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 1:33 pm

Federal Reserve vice chairmanÂ Stanley FischerÂ suggested that the reason that inflation remains dormant could be lagging productivity. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Fed official hints at rate hike, says inflation is coming

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 2:07 am

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer spoke about monetary policy Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Fed vice chair warns against Rand Paul Fed audit, highway bill

Joseph Lawler · November 5, 2015 12:50 am