-
The dot plot will be the star of the meeting, but the coronavirus and the elections will be part of the discussion, economists say.September 11
-
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced a new approach to monetary policy Thursday that takes a more relaxed stance on inflation and on its view of how low U.S. unemployment can go.August 27
-
The panel later this month will vote on the nomination of Judy Shelton, whose views on certain policy issues have met with skepticism from both Democrats and Republicans.July 10
-
The central bank is only now nearing the launch of the credit facilities after the effort was announced in April. But Chairman Jerome Powell said loans have been available through other means.June 10
-
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the central bank will maintain its muscular efforts to support the flow of credit in the U.S. economy as Americans hunker down from the coronavirus pandemic.March 26
-
The central bank's sweeping actions suggest a cash shortage gripping sectors directly hit by the pandemic. Banks were supposed to be protected by Dodd-Frank but are still vulnerable to a funding domino effect.March 23
-
In announcing the central bank’s emergency rate cut, Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the Fed can only do so much.March 3
-
The Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to cut the interest rate 50 basis points to 1.10% effective March 4, in the first emergency rate cut since 2008.March 3
-
The Federal Reserve is monitoring the COVID-19 issue and its economic effects, according to a release from the central bank, attributed to Chairman Jerome Powell, released Friday.February 28
-
Sens. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania and Richard Shelby of Alabama had been among a handful of Republicans who had expressed uneasiness with Judy Shelton's views on monetary policy.February 27
!["Lots and lots of companies are getting financed, the banks are lending, the markets are open [and] you have a much easier lending climate certainly than we had in February and March,” said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fd62e03/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x2815+0+258/resize/460x259!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F83%2F6e%2F85f1644b4882ba60928b3af2d61b%2Fpowell-jerome-bl-061020.jpg)
