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Yellen: Fed should focus on jobs, even if inflation edges past target

August 24, 2021 at 2:02 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should focus its energies on bringing down an elevated U.S. unemployment rate even if inflation "slightly" exceeds the central bank's target, Fed Vice Chair...

Fed’s Raskin says economy too reliant on low-wage jobs

August 24, 2021 at 1:24 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Too much of the recent growth in employment has been concentrated in low-wage and temporary jobs, leaving the recovery on shaky ground, a top Federal Reserve official...

Fed’s Fisher: Too-big-to-fail banks are “crony” capitalists

August 24, 2021 at 1:06 a.m.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland (Reuters) - The largest U.S. banks are "practitioners of crony capitalism," need to be broken up to ensure they are no longer considered too big to fail,...

Yellen says aggressive Fed stimulus still needed

August 24, 2021 at 12:19 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's influential vice chair, said on Monday the U.S. central bank's aggressive monetary stimulus is warranted given how far the economy was operating...

Bernanke sees long slog to lower unemployment

August 23, 2021 at 11:54 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jobless rate is unlikely to reach more normal levels for several years, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday as he again defended the...

Fed’s Lockhart sees chance of surprisingly strong U.S. growth

August 23, 2021 at 11:57 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. economic growth could surpass expectations this year, but an anemic labor market requires ongoing support from monetary policy, a top Federal Reserve official said on Monday. Dennis...

Fed becoming worried about stimulus side effects

August 23, 2021 at 8:36 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve officials are increasingly concerned about the potential risks of the U.S. central bank's asset purchases on financial markets, even if they look set to continue...

Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus

August 23, 2021 at 7:11 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a fresh round of bond buying on Wednesday as part of its efforts to support a fragile economic recovery threatened...

Fed set to expand its monetary stimulus

December 25, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a fresh round of bond buying on Wednesday as part of its efforts to support a fragile economic recovery threatened...

Fed to keep buying bonds despite firmer U.S. growth

August 23, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve appears intent to stick to its bond-buying stimulus on Wednesday, having already indicated it would take more than a modest show of economic...

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