Monetary policy

The Fed’s rate hike on Tuesday will raise bank's funding costs, serving as a stark reminder that a return to strong, broad-based business loan demand can’t come soon enough.

Marvin Goodfriend, a noted economist and former Richmond Fed official, was tapped to fill one of three vacancies on the Fed board.

President Trump’s pick to head the Federal Reserve will face the Senate Banking Committee this week. Here’s what to watch for.

Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said interest on bank reserves should remain the central bank’s primary monetary policy tool.

During his time as Fed governor, chair-designate Jerome Powell has outlined his views on a host of bank regulatory matters, including the need for regulatory relief, the push for housing finance reform, blockchain and much more.

If President Trump picks Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell as its next chair, it may represent the best of all worlds for bankers — a policymaker who will continue the central bank's monetary policy but be open to regulatory changes.

President Trump said Tuesday that he has winnowed the number of candidates for the next Fed chair, including potentially reappointing Janet Yellen.

The president of the St. Louis Fed said that regulators should go back to the pre-Dodd Frank framework for small banks, while warning about changes to the system as fintechs expand their presence.

The release of the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee minutes reinforce concerns that the central bank doesn't fully grasp the interplay between monetary policy, inflation, and unemployment.

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said he will resign from the Board of Governors on or about Oct. 13.

Society has accepted central banks’ monopoly over creating and controlling the flow of money, but history and current technological innovations point to alternative approaches.

Society has accepted central banks’ monopoly over creating and controlling the flow of money, but history and current technological innovations point to alternative approaches.

With Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen's term due to expire in February, speculation is rampant in D.C. about who might replace her — or whether she will be replaced at all.

House Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the Fed for making interest payments to member banks on excess reserves, and may have identified a way to counter claims that the payments are critical to monetary policy.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen called the Treasury's report a "complicated document" that shared many of the central bank's objectives, including reducing regulatory burden without sacrificing safety and soundness.

The expansion of the Federal Reserve’s portfolio of Treasury debt and mortgage-backed securities has a bigger impact on the credit markets than paying banks interest on excess reserves.

Contrary to others’ opinion, interest on excess reserves is part of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy that serves to reduce volatility and encourage growth.

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The Federal Reserve is right to look at shrinking its bloated balance sheet. But if it doesn’t simultaneously stop paying banks to hoard money, the Fed will create the next recession.

Readers weigh in the effect of Federal Reserve actions on wealth distribution, how a new startup could reduce overdraft fees, Watson's attempts to catch rogue traders, and more.