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Fed: No evidence of deliberate leaks from 2012 meeting
WASHINGTON — An investigation by the Federal Reserve has found no evidence that market-sensitive information was deliberately leaked from its interest-rate policy meeting in September 2012. The Fed said in […]
Low inflation likely to keep Fed ‘patient’ about a rate hike
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve ended 2014 with a pledge to be “patient” in raising interest rates from record lows. The way things are going, its patience may endure for […]
Why the Fed thinks US economy still needs its help
WASHINGTON — If you didn’t know about the lingering damage from the Great Recession, the U.S. economy would appear remarkably strong. The unemployment rate is a close-to-healthy 5.8 percent. Inflation […]
Fed likely to note gains but signal no rate hike
WASHINGTON — A resurgent U.S. economy has emerged from a long struggle with high unemployment and weak growth. And the Federal Reserve seems poised to recognize the sustained improvement. In […]
Fed proposing big US banks boost capital cushions
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are proposing that the eight biggest U.S. banks be required to further increase the amount of capital they set aside to cushion against unexpected losses. The […]
Obama, Yellen discuss economy, financial rules
WASHINGTON — With the Federal Reserve‘s role in the nation’s economic recovery at a crossroads, Fed Chair Janet Yellen on Monday sat down with President Barack Obama in their first […]
Strengthening US growth reflects help from Fed
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy powered its way to a solid annual growth rate of 3.5 percent from July through September, outpacing most of the developed world and appearing on […]
As Fed ends bond buys, Yellen to expand influence
WASHINGTON — When the Federal Reserve announced the end of its landmark bond buying program Wednesday, it also signaled the start of something else: The Janet Yellen era. Officially, Yellen […]
How well did the Fed’s stimulus work?
NEW YORK — Soaring inflation. A collapsing dollar. Bubbles in financial markets that would soon pop. One presidential candidate even suggested that the Federal Reserve chairman should be roughed up. […]
Fed will likely signal no rate hike anytime soon
WASHINGTON — The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn’t fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Reserve meets […]
Yellen: Greatly concerned by widening inequality
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s longstanding identity as a land of opportunity was […]
Fed keeps rates low, but brace for the inevitable
WASHINGTON — Record-low interest rates will be around for at least a few more months, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday. Enjoy the easy money while it lasts. By mid-2015, […]
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