Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is likely to signal again this week that monetary policy is on hold, buttressing the belief that he may steer clear of...
Some Federal Reserve policymakers seem resigned to running a heightened risk of asset bubbles and other financial excesses as they seek to keep the economic...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is pinning his hopes of stopping the U.S. economy from overheating on a variable that a former colleague once called...
There’s a powerful person in Washington besides the president who can barely contain his enthusiasm for the U.S. economy. It’s the man Donald Trump appointed...
Federal Reserve officials raised interest rates for a third time this year and reaffirmed their outlook for further gradual hikes well into 2019, risking...
Former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the central bank should consider deliberately courting an economic boom to make up for a bust by promising to...
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen professed her disappointment over not being tapped for a second term by President Donald Trump, as she also predicted the...
Central bankers have managed to steer the world economy clear of a recession while leaving it stuck in the same rut that led to its troubles in the first...
WASHINGTON: Janet Yellen looks to be taking one page out of Alan Greenspan’s playbook while tearing up another as she plots monetary strategy for 2015 and...
WASHINGTON: The balance of power in the U.S. job market is thought to be slowly shifting toward employees from employers. Bob Funk sees it firsthand from his...
Known unknowns are growing in a threat to global economic expansion. While economists Mohammad al-Erian of Allianz SE, Allen Sinai of Decision Economics Inc....
Janet Yellen says Federal Reserve policymakers need to look at a broader range of data to get a good handle on the job market. She hasn’t highlighted one...
WASHINGTON: U.S. economic growth will accelerate this year even as the pace of expansion remains subpar almost five years after the end of the recession, say...
Rising income inequality is starting to hit home for many American households as they run short of places to reach for a few extra bucks. As the gap between...
Asset bubbles are forming in Internet and social media stocks as well as in the housing markets of London and China, according to the latest Bloomberg Global...
Emerging markets risk shattering into BIITS. Investors in these markets are becoming more discerning about where they put their money, shying away from...
Timothy F. Geithner’s replacement by Jack Lew as Treasury secretary will end a period of unusually strong ties between the department and the Federal...
The U.S. economy looks set to deliver a repeat performance in 2012: For the third straight year, it may suffer a swoon yet not slip into a recession. “I...
The U.S. has likely dodged a recession for now, even though it’s too early to sound the all-clear for the economy. A string of stronger-than-projected...