Powell to Congress: Fed can’t protect economy from U.S. debt default
The Federal Reserve Chair urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling, warning the impacts of not doing so could go beyond the central bank's ability to mitigate.
Monetary policy
Fed can shrink reserves by $2 trillion without missing a beat: Waller
Speaking at an event hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Reserve Gov. Christopher Waller said the Federal Reserve has a long runway for its balance sheet reduction.
Fed’s Brainard sees economy improving, flags concerns around housing
In a speech delivered Thursday afternoon, the Federal Reserve's vice chair said she does not see a wage-price spiral driving inflation, but rather a "price-price spiral."
Powell: Duration, not speed, is the name of the interest rate game
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by half a percent this week, but chair Jerome Powell said the question now is how long to keep monetary policy tight.
Fed hints that rate hikes may moderate, but not coming down anytime soon
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that interest rates could climb less quickly as early as December, but warned that cutting rates "is not something we want to do soon."
For the Fed, less bad news is good news
The Federal Reserve notched two badly needed wins last week, as inflation showed signs of easing and the financial system withstood the collapse of one of the world's biggest crypto firms. Here's what that means for the central bank moving forward.
Fed cites inflation, monetary policy as top financial stability concerns
The Federal Reserve's semiannual financial stability report said the threat of continued high prices and the Fed's response to them are top threats for banks and other market participants.
Brown urges Fed not to lose sight of employment mandate amid inflation fight
In a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, the chair of the Senate Banking Committee warned that the Fed was in danger of going too far in its efforts to tame inflation.
The hidden dangers in the Fed’s balance-sheet reduction
The central bank has recently stepped up its efforts to reduce its balance sheet, but doing that without forcing a liquidity crunch requires careful planning.
Inflation talk pushes mortgage rates upward again
Comments from Federal Reserve officials in Jackson Hole last week have markets bracing for further tightening of monetary policy in the near term.
Powell: Economy, banks can handle aggressive rate hikes
As the Federal Reserve implemented its second 0.75% rate hike in two months, the chair said the system is able to withstand any financial stability risks that rising rates might create.
The national debt is big and getting bigger. Does it matter?
As government debt swells, the outer limits of what the U.S. can safely borrow are becoming less and less clear.
Coronavirus, elections could weigh on the FOMC
The dot plot will be the star of the meeting, but the coronavirus and the elections will be part of the discussion, economists say.
Powell’s Fed shifts to more relaxed approach to fight inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a new approach to monetary policy Thursday that takes a more relaxed stance on inflation and on its view of how low U.S. unemployment can go.
Senate Banking Committee to consider controversial Fed board pick
The panel later this month will vote on the nomination of Judy Shelton, whose views on certain policy issues have met with skepticism from both Democrats and Republicans.
Delay of Fed’s Main Street program hasn’t hurt businesses, Powell says
The central bank is only now nearing the launch of the credit facilities after the effort was announced in April. But Chairman Jerome Powell said loans have been available through other means.
!["Lots and lots of companies are getting financed, the banks are lending, the markets are open [and] you have a much easier lending climate certainly than we had in February and March,” said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.](https://vip.arizent.com/ab/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/06/powell-jerome-bl-061020.jpg?w=365)
Fed is ‘not going to run out of ammunition,’ Powell vows
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will maintain its muscular efforts to support the flow of credit in the U.S. economy as Americans hunker down from the coronavirus pandemic.
Fed moves telegraph fears of prolonged liquidity crisis
The central bank's sweeping actions suggest a cash shortage gripping sectors directly hit by the pandemic. Banks were supposed to be protected by Dodd-Frank but are still vulnerable to a funding domino effect.
Coronavirus highlights limits of Fed’s power
In announcing the central bank’s emergency rate cut, Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the Fed can only do so much.
Fed makes emergency rate cut amid heightened coronavirus fears
The Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to cut the interest rate 50 basis points to 1.10% effective March 4, in the first emergency rate cut since 2008.
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