So far this year, two Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings have come and gone with no further rate increase.
Read More »Fed Opts Out of Rate Hike Until ‘Further Improvement’ in Economy
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) stood still Wednesday as all eyes in the mortgage industry awaited their announcement to leave the federal funds rate at its current level.
Read More »Fed Governor’s Donation to Clinton Campaign Sparks Controversy
The donations made by Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard were within federal regulations, but they still drew criticism nonetheless due to their timing.
Read More »Fed Rate Hike Not Likely Despite Core Inflation Improvement
When the Federal Open Market Committee closes its meeting next week, it will likely not conclude with a rate hike, but the Fed cannot stand pat, even though core inflation is clearly rising.
Read More »Fed Proposal Addresses Key Cause of Financial Distress Between Banks
During the crisis, excessive credit exposures between financial institutions resulted in the spread of financial distress and undermined financial stability. How will the Fed's new proposal solve this problem?
Read More »Study Shows Fed is Unlikely to Reverse Course
Economic slowdowns have caused many to believe that the Fed will cut rates instead of raising them in the next few months But one analysis says that is not likely to happen.
Read More »Fed: Banks Beginning to Ease Lending Standards
Banks have come under fire for their tight lending standards adopted in the wake of the crisis, but the Fed reported that some banks are beginning to lighten up.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will the GDP Bounce Back?
Recent headwinds have been a hot discussion topic among economists in the last couple of months, particularly since GDP growth totaled only 0.7 percent in the first estimate for Q4. Will the rate of GDP growth rise or fall in the second Q4 estimate?
Read More »Will the FOMC Make the Fed’s 2016 Forecast for Rate Hikes Come True?
Recently there have been mixed reports coming from policymakers on the state of the economy.
Read More »Nobel Prize-Winning Economists Support Fed Reform Act
The Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act passed with bipartisan support in the House in November over the protests of Fed Chair Janet Yellen.
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