WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the chair of the Federal Reserve (all times local):
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President Donald Trump’s announcement of his nominee to lead the Federal Reserve included one noticeable absence: current Chair Janet Yellen.
Although he […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s considering either re-nominating Janet Yellen for a second term as Fed chair or replacing her with someone else, possibly Gary Cohn, who leads his National Economic Council.
Trump said in an […]
The S&P and the Nasdaq were slightly higher in late morning trading on Thursday as investors assessed remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen at a congressional testimony.
The Dow, which snapped its seven-day rally on Wednesday, was little changed, weighed […]
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are rising Monday afternoon as energy companies rise along with the price of oil. Fertilizer and chemicals makers are also trading higher. Stocks wobbled but remained higher after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gave […]
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the economic recovery is not yet complete and for that reason the Fed intends to keep providing significant support to boost growth and improve labor market conditions.
In delivering the Fed’s […]
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Reserve will probably end its massive bond-buying program this fall, and could start raising interest rates around six months later, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Wednesday, in a comment which sent stocks and bonds […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sought Tuesday to reassure investors that she will embrace the approach to interest-rate policy that her predecessor, Ben Bernanke, pursued before he stepped down as chairman last month.
Yellen told Congress that if […]
WASHINGTON – New Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the labor market recovery is “far from complete” despite a drop in unemployment, yet she said the U.S. central bank expects to continue trimming policy stimulus in measured steps […]
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