Sentences with phrase «u.s. fed chair»

Elsewhere in the world, the idea of «going negative» has gone from central banking taboo to just another unconventional policy tool, with Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz opening the door to negative rates last December and U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen saying in May that she isn't ruling them out.

Which is why some, like former U.S. Fed chair Ben Bernanke, are floating an even more extreme tactic: «helicopter money.»

There are quite a few potential market movers this week, as investors will be watching out for a handful of corporate earnings reports — including some major players from the world's of tech and media — as well as U.S. Fed chair Janet Yellen's two - day stint in front of D.C. lawmakers.

Not exact matches

U.S. government debt yields were higher Tuesday even after investors heard from Fed Chair Janet Yellen.

Following comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, markets have started to price in a higher interest rate path in the U.S., which is set to ultimately impact firms» costs.

And in the U.S., Fed chair Janet Yellen hiked rates by 25 points on Wednesday evening but signaled no pick - up in the pace of normalization of rates.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said last month that the U.S. central bank was getting closer to raising interest rates, possibly as early as September, saying that the Fed sees the economy as close to meeting its goals of maximum employment and stable prices.

If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Fed Governor Jerome Powell, President Trump's nominee to succeed her, will take over when her four - year term as chair expires on Feb. 3.

Ben Bernanke, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, revealed the Fed will go on buying financial assets until America's economy recovers.

The chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve is being as unambiguous as she can be about the Fed's realist approach

Kocherlakota's views put him at the dovish extreme at the U.S. central bank, where most policymakers, including Fed Chair Janet Yellen, expect to begin raising interest rates this year.

But a change atop the U.S. central bank still adds to the uncertainty in the market, and the pullback could test whether Powell's leadership will provide a «put» that supports stock prices as had been the expectation for investors under past Fed chairs.

«John cares deeply and is committed to the dual mandate and has led extensive work on the U.S. labor markets and employment,» added Sara Horowitz, founder of the Freelancers Union, chair of the New York Fed's board of directors and co-chair of the search committee.

For Fed chair Janet Yellen, determining what the actual potential of the U.S. labor force is critical.

A week after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted to leave the country's interest rates unchanged for the time being, Fed chair Janet Yellen is set to testify before Congress on U.S. monetary policy.

If you listen to public chatter, it's going to be a toss - up between Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen, the long - time favourite among economists, and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, whom the Washington Post «s Ezra Klein says is at the top of Barack Obama's short - list.

Managing the Mexican and Russian debt crises of 1994 - 1995 and later the Asian financial crisis of 1997 - 1998 along with then - Fed Chair Alan Greenspan and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is arguably the highlight of Summers» resume.

With the U.S. economy close to full employment and inflation headed toward the Federal Reserve's 2 % goal, it «makes sense» for the U.S. central bank to gradually lift interest rates, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday.

«In the U.S., this obsession on inflation targeting has lately been taken to a new level as former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has floated the idea of a price - level targeting mandate for the Fed.

During her press coverage, Fed Chair Janet Yellen expressed doubt that the U.S. economy can grow much faster than 2 percent annually over the next couple of years, placing her squarely at odds with President Donald Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to boost GDP growth as much as 4 percent.

Characteristically, in her post-meeting press conference Fed Chair Janet Yellen took pains to stress that Fed action would continue to be data dependent, reflecting the slow and meticulously cautious approach that has been the hallmark of U.S. monetary policy for close to a decade.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen last week signaled the U.S. central bank is on track to raise rates this year, despite a weak first quarter that some analysts believe could force the Fed to wait longer before starting its first tightening cycle since 2004 - 2006.

In fact, in her recent testimony before Congress, Fed Chair Janet Yellen laid out a fairly upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy and left the door open for a September rate hike.

Yellen is the Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve System (a.k.a the Fed), our country's central bank.

U.S. stocks traded mixed on Tuesday, as markets weighed a strong signal from Fed Chair Janet Yellen that interest rates will soon rise.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will told a Congressional committee in December the U.S. economy faces a number of global threats that could derail growth and compel the Fed to slow the pace of future interest rate hikes.

The U.S. Comex gold futures jumped 2.14 % to $ 1,202 on Thursday, climbing the most since May 13 thanks to the more tempered outlook from the Fed's Chair.

«This study goes against everything that's been published for several years now from very reliable clinicians and researchers about the potential hazards of supplementing exclusively breast - feeding babies with formula,» says Dr. Kathleen Marinelli, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the chair - elect of the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee.

The disparity between monetary policy in Canada and the U.S. is especially evident today as Janet Yellen, Chair of the Fed, is testifying...