Federal Reserve System

The Fed would be ‘flying blind’ on interest rate decisions after a government shutdown

A looming government shutdown could prevent the Federal Reserve from raising rates in November, but not for the reason you…

Fed Governor Waller agrees the central bank can ‘proceed carefully’ on interest rates

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Tuesday that the recent round of strong economic data will buy the central bank…

August once again lives up to its dismal reputation for stocks

Wall Street is really suffering through the dog days of August. The S&P 500 is down more than 3% this…

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon calls Fitch Ratings U.S. downgrade ‘ridiculous’ but says it ‘doesn’t really matter’

The Fitch Ratings downgrade of the United States’ long-term credit rating ultimately doesn’t matter, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told…

Veteran banker Jeffrey Schmid picked to lead Kansas City Fed

The Kansas City Federal Reserve is about to get a new leader as the inflation-fighting central bank plots its course…

15 years of low interest rates reshaped the U.S. economy. Here’s what’s changing as rates stay higher for longer

The United States is entering a new economic era as the Federal Reserve has been hiking its benchmark interest rate.…

St. Louis Fed President Bullard says he’s stepping down in August

The St. Louis Federal Reserve announced Thursday that Jim Bullard will step down from his post as president, effective Aug.…

Corporate bankruptcies and defaults are surging – here’s why

The Federal Reserve plans to keep hiking interest rates to stem inflation, which means an increase in corporate default rates…

Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live to Senate banking panel

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House Democrats release wave of bank reform bills

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday will release a slate of reform bills in response to the recent bank failures…