It's no secret that the Fed is taking a gradual approach to further rate hikes, but it may be even more gradual than originally expected.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Yellen on the Hot Seat Not Once, but Twice
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen will have the floors of both the House and Senate to herself this week for the first time in seven months. What can we expect from the hearings?
Read More »Kansas City Fed: Market Volatility Should Not Prevent Rate Hikes
Monetary policy "cannot respond to every blip in financial markets," according to Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
Read More »Fed Unveils Stress Test Criteria
The central bank announced three "severely adverse" economic situations to test the nation's largest banks.
Read More »The House is Holding Yellen’s Feet to the Fire
A perceived lack of transparency on the part of the Federal Reserve is expected to be a major topic discussed when Chairman Janet Yellen testifies before Congress on February 10.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Will the Fed Raise Rates Again So Soon?
The Federal Open Market Committee will convene for the first time in 2016 and the first time since December's historic rate hike. Will they choose to raise the federal funds target rate again?
Read More »Majority of Americans Unconcerned Over Fed’s Rate Increase
For those who did express anxiety, their concerns were not spread out evenly across the population.
Read More »Fed Will Proceed With Caution on Future Rate Increases
Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren said that while he hopes more normalization is appropriate, at the same time it is important to carefully manage risks in the economy.
Read More »Fed: Tight Inventory Still Dogs Housing Markets
Contacts in the Fed's 12 districts reported mixed but slightly improved housing markets since the previous Beige Book was issued.
Read More »One Rate Hike Down; How About Another?
Many in the mortgage industry were anxiously waiting to view the results of the first jobs report of 2016 to see if the Federal Reserve was on track with the timing of its long-awaited December rate hike or if the central bank acted too quickly.
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