Tag: Federal Reserve System

Stock Markets Off to Worst Start Since 2016 as Fed Fights Inflation

After falling for a fourth day in a row on Friday, the…

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Biden Will Nominate Three New Fed Officials

President Biden plans to nominate three new Federal Reserve officials as he…

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CPI December 2021: Inflation Jumped at Fastest Pace Since 1982

Inflation climbed to its highest level in 40 years at the end…

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Jerome Powell Says Fed Is Prepared to Raise Rates to Tame Inflation

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, told lawmakers on Tuesday that…

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The Fed’s vice chair is resigning early after trading scandal deepened.

Richard H. Clarida, the Federal Reserve’s vice chair, announced on Monday that…

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December Jobs Report: U.S. Added 199,000 Jobs

“We’re all sort of at the whims of these variants and surges…

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A Fed Official’s 2020 Trade Drew Outcry. It Went Further Than First Disclosed.

Richard H. Clarida, the departing vice chair of the Federal Reserve, failed…

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Fed Officials Discussed Raising Rates Sooner and Faster, Minutes Show

The minutes showed that both considerations weighed on policymakers’ minds as they…

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Fed’s Moves in 2022 Could End the Stock Market’s Pandemic Run

For two years, the stock market has been largely able to ignore…

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