Jeanna Smialek
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As the Fed Prepares to Slow Support, Attention Shifts to Rate Increases
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a plan to taper off its bond buying. With inflation surging, economists’ eyes are already turning to rates.
The Fed’s favorite inflation index remained at 30-year high as pay surged.
The Federal Reserve is closely watching inflation, and the numbers have remained sharply elevated in recent months.
Missing Foreign Workers Add to Hiring Challenges
Fewer foreign people have been able to work in the U.S. amid the coronavirus, leaving a hole in the potential labor force.
Powell Says Supply Chain Pressures to Last ‘Likely Well Into Next Year’
The Federal Reserve chair acknowledged that supply chain snarls that are pushing prices higher may last longer than policymakers had bargained for.
Federal Reserve Announces New Trading Restrictions on Central Bank Officials
The Federal Reserve faced scrutiny after two regional bank presidents disclosed questionable 2020 trading. Now it’s revamping the rules.
Elizabeth Warren asks the Fed to release its March 2020 ethics warning about trading.
Ms. Warren, a Democratic Senator from Massachusetts, asked the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors to release an email sent to reserve banks.
Fed Ethics Office Warned Officials to Curb Unnecessary Trading During Rescue
Months later, some Federal Reserve leaders resumed their market activity, stoking a scandal now engulfing the central bank.
Biden's Stimulus Is Stoking Inflation, Fed Analysis Suggests
The American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said.
A regional Fed analysis suggests Biden’s stimulus is temporarily stoking inflation.
The American Rescue Plan could be pushing inflation up slightly and temporarily, a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis said.
Rising Rents Stoke Inflation Data, a Concern for Washington
Economic policymakers have said inflation will prove temporary, but rising rents may challenge that view and pressure Washington to react.