Tag: Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Expected to Again Raise Rates, But Not by Much
The move marks a slowdown from the half-point hike that was announced last month.
Fed Raises Interest Rates Again, This Time by Half a Percentage Point
Powell: “I just don’t think anyone knows whether we’re going to have a recession or not, and if we do, whether it’s going to be a deep one or not."
Fed Raises Interest Rate 0.75 Percentage Point
Officials at the Federal Reserve are predicting that by the end of this calendar year, the key rate will fall between 4.25 percent and 4.5 percent.
Fed Raises Interest Rate Again, Hoping to Blunt Recession
Last month inflation rose to 9.1 percent from 8.6 percent a month earlier, the highest rate since November 1981.
Stanley Fischer Announces Resignation From Federal Reserve
Fischer said he is stepping down for unspecified "personal reasons." His resignation is effective October 13.
Bank of Israel Keeps Interest Rate Unchanged in June
"Housing market data have indicated moderation in demand for homes... and continued decline in the flow of new mortgages taken out."
Obama Nominates Fischer as Fed Vice Chairman
President Obama nominated Stanley Fischer, the former governor of the Bank of Israel, to be the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve.
The Friday nomination...
Obama Plans to Name Stanley Fischer as Vice Chairman of the Fed
The Obama administration is close to announcing that former Israel Bank Governor Stanley Fischer will take over the number two position at the Federal...
Larry Summers Withdraws From Consideration to Head Fed
Was it all the negative articles in which the other front-runner for Federal Reserve Chair, Janet L. Yellen, was compared to Lawrence Summers and...
Summers, Harvard’s First Jewish President to Replace Bernanke
Lawrence Summers, who was the first Jew to become president of Harvard University, will replace Ben Bernanke to head the Federal reserve, the Japanese...
Fischer ‘Cagey’ on Succeeding Bernanke as Head of Fed
Outgoing Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer dodged questions from the Financial Times on whether he wants to succeed Ben Bernanke as director of...
Enough with the Praise for Stanley Fischer and Israel’s Central Bank
There should be no central bank which regulates the supply of money.