Sanders Repeats Debunked Claim on Fed Liquidity

Fed's transfer of money is not a guarantee of income, but a loan

Charles Fain Lehman
March 15, 2020 8:56 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) on Sunday doubled down on the misleading claim that the Federal Reserve's emergency injection of money into financial markets earlier in the week was unfair to average workers.

Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates to Battle Coronavirus

Reuters
March 3, 2020 10:27 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Tuesday in an emergency move designed to shield the world’s largest economy from the impact of the coronavirus.

Conservatives Rally Around Stephen Moore After 3.2% GDP Growth Report

Cameron Cawthorne
April 26, 2019 4:45 PM

Conservative leaders and organizations rallied around President Donald Trump's Federal Reserve nominee Stephen Moore on Friday after the U.S. Commerce Department announced the gross domestic product increased at a 3.2 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2019.

Female Former Colleagues Voice Support for Stephen Moore

Nic Rowan
April 25, 2019 10:35 AM

Female former colleagues of Stephen Moore voiced their support for his nomination by President Donald Trump to the Federal Reserve, amid accusations that Moore wrote sexist columns about the inferiority of women in sports in the early 2000s.

Fed Lifts Interest Rates, Sees ‘Some Further’ Hikes Ahead

Reuters
December 19, 2018 2:42 PM

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, as expected, but forecast fewer rate hikes next year and signaled its tightening cycle is nearing an end in the face of financial market volatility and slowing global growth.

Trump ‘Not Thrilled’ With Fed Rate Hikes: ‘It Puts Us at a Disadvantage’

Paul Crookston
July 19, 2018 2:34 PM

Ellison Grows Frustrated When Fed Chair Won’t Answer Questions About DACA

David Rutz
February 27, 2018 2:19 PM

Federal Reserve: Entrepreneurship Negatively Impacted by Corporate Tax Rates

For every percentage point increase in corporate tax rate, startup firm employment declines 3.7 percent

Ali Meyer
January 18, 2018 3:20 PM

Entrepreneurship is negatively impacted by higher corporate tax rates, according to a study from the Federal Reserve.

Jerome Powell Moves Forward for Fed Chair Confirmation After Senate Banking Committee Vote

Powell has stressed importance of independence and nonpartisan status at the central bank

Ali Meyer
January 17, 2018 3:15 PM

Today, the Senate Banking Committee voted to recommend Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chairman. His nomination will next move for a full vote on the Senate floor.

Trump Plans to Replace Janet Yellen, Nominates Jerome Powell for Fed Chair

Huizenga: 'I think that there are better options' than Yellen.

Ali Meyer
November 2, 2017 5:00 PM

President Donald Trump announced plans today to nominate Jerome Powell for chairman of the Federal Reserve, replacing sitting chair Janet Yellen.