Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Economics profession needs women – San Fran Fed director
Economics facing crisis as policy continues to be made by men, says research director; young female economists should consider male counterparts as role models too
Fed anticipates higher growth and tighter policy
Policymakers consider the latest economic data warrants the continuation of gradual policy normalisation
Philadelphia Fed’s Harker forecasts only two hikes in 2018
Despite stronger growth and lower unemployment, inflation remains too weak
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid leadership changes at the US Federal Reserve Board and the People’s Bank of China
Chicago Fed’s Evans calls for caution in raising rates
Charles Evans makes the case for delaying rate rises, fearing inflation expectations may have drifted downwards
Rates on hold after Yellen’s final FOMC meeting
New committee finds unanimity on rate hold, as Janet Yellen prepares to step down
Weaker dollar may indicate markets expect US slowdown
Weakening currency despite strong growth presents puzzle for policymakers
Mester puts forward innovations in policy communication
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland proposes focusing on explaining policy decisions
Higher inflation in the US could accelerate Fed’s tightening
US Treasury yields rise as GDP growth accelerates and inflation expectations increase
Fed could use rates to counter instability – Mester
2015 exercise showed major problems in use of macro-prudential tools, says Cleveland Fed chief
New US tax plan promising for growth – Fed minutes
FOMC members revise the growth outlook upwards for next 12 months, as tax cuts promise to provide “some boost” to consumer spending
FOMC will lose two dissenting doves in 2018
Kashkari and Evans were the only members who voted against the last rate rise on December 13
Fed hikes as Yellen hails strong job growth
Janet Yellen gives her last press conference as Federal Reserve chair
Richmond Fed appoints McKinsey executive its next president
Tom Barkin will serve as a full FOMC member as of 2018
Goodfriend nominated to Fed board
Central bank veteran to fill one of the four vacant spots on the board of governors
December hike in focus despite FOMC inflation worries
Some Fed policymakers fret that inflation expectations are too low to bring inflation back to target, but broad view is of an economy gathering pace
Do not assume history will repeat itself – Yellen
In conversation with Mervyn King, Janet Yellen reflects on her four years in office as Fed chair, saying there was not time for champagne on her first day
People: Yellen to leave Fed in February; Curaçao names temporary governor
Janet Yellen to step down from Fed board; retirement crisis sees flurry of appointments at Curaçao and Sint Maarten; Carstens hands in chairmanship at IMFC; and more
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair
As a Fed governor, Powell has never issued votes of dissent against FOMC decisions
FOMC shrugs off hurricane damage
Rates on hold as committee judges economy to have weathered damage from two hurricanes
The candidates knocking at Yellen’s door
Leading academics and economists weigh the competency of the top candidates for the Fed job – and how likely they are to win Trump’s favour
FOMC split over inflation forecasts, minutes show
Participants expressed concern that low inflation this year might reflect not only transitory factors
US economy would have performed better without rate hikes – Kashkari
Minneapolis Fed president says Fed should not raise rates until 2% inflation target has been reached; removal of accommodation has negatively affected inflation expectations
Don’t underestimate the Fed’s balance sheet unwind – Fischer
Stanley Fischer offers advice to colleagues in his final scheduled speech before leaving in October: “never say never”