...in 2016, some have hinted that number may be fewer. Last week, Fed Chair Janet Yellen told Congress that rate hikes may occur even more gradually than originally expected because...
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Will the FOMC Make the Fed’s 2016 Forecast for Rate Hikes Come True?
...rates is history.” Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated in her testimony before the Senate Banking Committee that she was not ruling out negative interest rates in light of recent economic...
Read More »New York Fed CEO: Economy and Homeowners Are in a Better Position than You Think
...premature.” Fed Chair Janet Yellen last week said she would consider the measure, though she did say negative rates were unlikely. Dudley said the increase in debt paydown “due to...
Read More »Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Support Fed Reform Act
...a 241 to 185 margin despite Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s letter of protest sent to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on the eve...
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While testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen noted that persistent economic headwinds have kept the federal funds target rate at a historically...
Read More »Economic Outlook May Not Be All Positive
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System While testifying before Congress on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen noted that persistent economic headwinds have kept the...
Read More »The Week Ahead: Yellen on the Hot Seat Not Once, but Twice
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen will have the floors of both the House and Senate to herself this week...
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...be covered when Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen testifies before Congress in early February is the Fed’s perceived lack of transparency when it comes to monetary policy, which was a...
Read More »The House is Holding Yellen’s Feet to the Fire
Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors Federal Reserve System One of the major topics expected to be covered when Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen testifies before Congress in...
Read More »The Morning After: What’s Next Now that the Fed Raised Rates?
...the economy will continue to strengthen. The economic recovery has clearly come a long way, although it is not yet complete," said Fed Chair Janet Yellen. So now that the...
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