Like Congress with its $2 trillion bailout, the Fed is engaged in an unprecedented effort to save the US economy and financial system from collapse.
Articles on Jerome Powell
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The Fed slashed interest rates to near zero but, just as in 2008, it will require unprecedented action to calm panicky markets.
The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
An economist unravels the seeming contradiction between stocks flirting with all-time highs and growing fears of a recession.
The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
President Trump has discussed firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s interest rate policies. Research shows this kind of political meddling is usually bad for the economy.
The Fed said it’s ready to act to ‘sustain the expansion.’ The latest jobs report suggests it may have to act soon.
The Federal Reserve opted to lift interest rates in a snub to stock investors who have been bleeding red for more than two months.
President Trump has been attacking the Fed’s current policy of slowly raising interest rates. A former central bank official explains why that’s so troubling.
The chair of the Federal Reserve is often considered the world’s ‘second-most-powerful person.’ So who is Jerome Powell and why does it matter that he may soon head the Fed?
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Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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