Federal Reserve

The picture of the economy painted by the Fed’s Beige book is a little brighter than it was earlier this year.

Cain never stood a chance of getting votes from Democrats. Now that four Republican senators oppose his nomination, he is sunk.

Wall Street does not think Stephen Moore and Herman Cain should be confirmed but expects that they will anyway.

Trump blamed the Fed for the slowdown in the economy in the first three months of 2019 and called for lower rates.

Herman Cain remains President Donald Trump’s pick to fill one of the two vacant seats on the Federal Reserve’s board.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will join Hollywood stars-turned-activist couple John Legend and his wife Chrissy Teigen at an upcoming retreat for House Democrats.

The Fed says it aims for 2 percent inflation. As this year began, inflation fell further below that target.

The market not only no longer expects a Fed hike this year. It is now pricing in one or two cuts by year’s end.

President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday that he would nominate Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board.

Manufacturing activity rebounded in March after plunging in February. There are no signs of tariff-led price increases.

The Fed downgraded its outlook for the economy and interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day monetary policy meeting.

Hiring remains strong but shipments and new orders weakened in the New York Fed’s latest survey of business activity.|

Critics of President Donald Trump are complaining that the White House’s latest economic projects depend on a “rosy scenario” of the economy growing three percent or more.

The economy continued to expand and manufacturing activity expanded but shutdown hurt in some areas and China worries persist.

A new study seems to show a very small loss from tariffs. But a closer look shows even that is produced by flawed analysis.

Good news out of the Texas, where general business conditions are up by more than expected and manufacturing is expanding.

The Fed may start buying bonds again later this year as it hit pause on the run off of its QE portfolio.

U.S. consumer sentiment snapped back in February from a two-year low hit last month, indicating that the weak December retail sales reported this week were a temporary slump.

Inflation is running well below expectations with U.S. consumer prices unchanged in January, the third consecutive month of flat prices.

How will they pay for the Green New Deal? By creating an entirely new banking system out of thin air.

But Cain’s past record suggests that he might not be the interest rate dove Trump is looking for.

The Federal Reserve now agrees with President Donald Trump on interest rates.

Economic growth accelerated and was much stronger than expected in January, according to a basket of indicators collected by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

New York’s state of mind was decidedly less buoyant than expected in December.

“One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.”

Regulators gave banks the greenlight to help out borrowers while the government is shut down.

Can Jerome Powell sing?

Inflation is still very tame and even seems to be slowing down.

The Fed looked everywhere but in the mirror as it sought to understand market volatility in December.

What if they held a shut down and no one noticed?