Interest Rates

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke re-entered the public forum Monday morning, unveiling a new blog and Twitter handle. (AP Photo)

Bernanke launches blog, Twitter handle

Joseph Lawler · March 30, 2015 12:33 pm

Interest Rates: To Raise or Not To Raise?

Irwin M. Stelzer · March 21, 2015 3:01 am

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen smiles prior to testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Fed drops ‘patient’ promise, moves closer to rate hikes

Joseph Lawler · March 18, 2015 6:00 pm

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that in advance of the debt ceiling's reinstatement on Monday he is planning on taking steps, now routine, to avoid a default on U.S. debt. (AP Photo)

Jack Lew announces ‘extraordinary measures’ to stay below debt ceiling

Joseph Lawler · March 13, 2015 6:59 pm

Yellen spells out cautious approach to raising rates

Yellen spells out cautious approach to raising rates

Joseph Lawler · February 24, 2015 3:56 pm

What comes after the Fed raises rates

What comes after the Fed raises rates

Joseph Lawler · February 24, 2015 10:00 am

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Many Fed officials inclined to wait on raising interest rates

Joseph Lawler · February 18, 2015 8:01 pm

The Currency Conundrum

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 31, 2015 5:01 am

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to the lowest level since 1994 in the fourth quarter of 2014 amid ongoing fallout from the financial crisis and falling demand from first-time home buyers. (iStock Photo)

Homeownership rate falls to lowest level since 1994

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2015 4:20 pm

The American Economy vs. the World’s

Irwin M. Stelzer · January 10, 2015 5:00 am

The Federal Reserve could move to raise interest rates as early as the first half of 2015 thanks to the strength of the economy, according to one central banker. (iStock Photo)

Fed official: Interest rate hikes could come in first half of 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 2, 2015 6:41 pm

Fed Governor Jerome Powell called reference rates like LIBOR "one of the foundations of the financial system." (AP image)

Regulators, bankers to hash out reform of manipulated interest rates

Joseph Lawler · November 17, 2014 5:37 pm