FOMC raises the borrowing rate half a percentage point, capping a series of four consecutive three-quarter-point hikes.
Read More »Home / Tag Archives: James Bullard
The Week Ahead: Pick the Brains of the Fed Presidents
For anyone hoping for insights straight from the Presidents of the nation’s Federal Reserve Banks, this is a good week to clear your calendar. Fed Presidents from nearly a half dozen different Federal Reserve Banks are delivering speeches or participating ...
Read More »When It Comes to Interest Rates, Mind the Curve
The Fed is expected to continue gradually raising interest rates in 2018, but the president of the St. Louis Fed urges caution along that path to avoid a “yield curve inversion.”
Read More »St. Louis Fed President Says Community Banks Need More Regulatory Relief
While these changes are a step in the right direction Bullard did note, "more could be done. There appears to be some areas where we have sufficient information and experience to warrant additional action."
Read More »