Category: jerome powell

Fed’s Powell Predicts Further ‘Restriction,’ Including Rate Hikes at Consecutive Meetings

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told a European Central Bank (ECB) forum that the U.S. economy should expect more monetary policy restrictions to come and inflation will not return to its 2 percent target for a couple of more years. During a panel discussion with his central bank counterparts, Powell explained that policy has not…


Fed’s Powell Warns US Budget on ‘Unsustainable Path’ in Senate Testimony

The U.S. budget is on an unsustainable path, and it is crucial for policymakers to deal with it sooner rather than later, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Senate lawmakers. Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy report, and several Republican senators pressed the Fed Chair on the federal budget…


Fed’s Powell Warns US Budget on ‘Unsustainable Path’

The U.S. budget is on an unsustainable path, and it is crucial for policymakers to deal with it sooner rather than later, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told Senate lawmakers. Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for his semi-annual monetary policy report, and several Republican senators pressed the Fed Chair on the federal budget…


Stock Market Today: Drops for Tech Stocks Sap More Momentum From Wall Street’s Rally

NEW YORK—Drops for technology stocks left Wall Street mixed Wednesday and sapped more momentum from its five-week rally. The S&P 500 fell 23.02, or 0.5 percent, to 4,365.69. It was a third straight pullback for the index after it rallied last week to its highest level in more than a year. Weakness for high-growth stocks…


Recent Bank Failures Show More Oversight of Midsize Lenders Needed, Fed’s Powell Says

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March shows that more oversight of midsize lenders is needed, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told lawmakers in his semi-annual testimony. While banking stress occurred in the fallout of the SVB and Signature failures, the Fed Chair reiterated that “the U.S. banking system is sound…


LIVE 10 AM ET: Federal Reserve Chair Powell Testifies to House Financial Committee on Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report

U.S. Federal Reserve System Chairman Jerome Powell testifies to the House Financial Committee on the semi-annual monetary policy report at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 21. …


LIVE NOW: Federal Reserve Chair Powell Testifies to House Financial Committee on Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report

U.S. Federal Reserve System Chairman Jerome Powell testifies to the House Financial Committee on the semi-annual monetary policy report at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 21. …


Federal Reserve Chair Powell Testifies to House Financial Committee on Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report

U.S. Federal Reserve System Chairman Jerome Powell testifies to the House Financial Committee on the semi-annual monetary policy report at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 21. …


LIVE NOW: Federal Reserve Chair Powell Holds News Conference After Release of Fed Policy

Federal Reserve System Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 14. …


LIVE NOW: Federal Reserve Chair Powell Holds News Conference After Release of Interest Rate Policy

Federal Reserve System Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference after the release of the Fed policy decision at 2:30 p.m. ET on June 14. …