Janet Yellen
Yellen says forward guidance is ‘good news for workers’
Fed vice-chair says unemployment is predominantly cyclical and can be allayed by increasing aggregate demand; forward guidance will help Fed boost demand without compromising price stability
Fed’s Yellen sizes up challenges in derivatives reforms
Federal Reserve vice-chair says initial margin requirements for bilateral derivatives trades are necessary but could place a heavy burden on the industry
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: How governments are undermining world finance
Central bankers need to forcefully express their concerns about the unintended consequences of new regulatory policies
Yellen wants more transparency and a change in forward guidance
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen calls for more transparency and supports replacing the calendar date in the Fed’s forward guidance with economic conditions needed to lift the funds rate
Top policy-makers debate Japan’s challenging road to recovery
Policy-makers gathered in Tokyo this week warn that the eurozone crisis, domestic demographic changes and high levels of government debt may thwart Japan’s efforts to bolster economic growth
Fed policy-makers hint at further stimulus
Minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting show a number of members discussing further stimulus possibilities; moderate growth expected but also heightened risk
Fed policy-makers consider further QE
Janet Yellen “convinced” of scope for further expansion of Fed balance sheet; Bernanke says rapid fiscal tightening a “serious threat” to recovery
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: The Fed, the euro and the IMF
Caruana and Shirakawa offer timely warning on the limits and dangers of loose monetary policy; more reform required in Europe
Housing market reforms can boost recovery: Fed’s Yellen
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen says there is good case for government to address the dysfunctional US housing market
Fed’s Yellen warns authorities of new financial risks
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen says authorities must be attentive to risks created by new financial products
Yellen sees signs of exuberance in corporate debt markets
Comments highlight Fed’s methods for monitoring imbalances; rate hikes “last resort” to tackle financial excess
Thai governor becomes latest to attack IMF capital controls framework
Bank of Thailand governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul’s criticisms of IMF framework on capital controls come after similar comments from Brazilian, Indian officials
Yellen defends IMF proposals on capital controls
Federal Reserve vice-chair takes Fund line on framework to tackle capital inflows; follows criticism of framework from Indian, Brazilian officials
Fed’s Yellen dismisses monetary policy link to commodity market boom
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen denies claims accommodative US monetary policy is exacerbating boom in commodity markets
Nobel Prizewinner not right for Fed: key Republican senator
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Richard Shelby sets out reasons underpinning party’s repeated rejection of Nobel Prizewinner Peter Diamond for Fed board seat
Fed’s Yellen: managing market expectations key to QE
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen stresses importance of market expectations to success of asset purchase programme
Commercial real-estate levelling off: Fed director
Federal Reserve’s director of banking supervision and regulation Patrick Parkinson strikes cautiously optimistic note on health of commercial real estate sector
QE2 will create jobs, Yellen tells critics
Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen says further quantitative easing will address weak labour demand and generate roughly 700,000 jobs
Fed’s Yellen: QE2 could help emerging markets
Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen makes case for currency appreciation in emerging markets; remarks come on the heels of emerging market criticism of QE2
Central banks should regulate financial system: CentralBanking.com poll
CentralBanking.com poll shows more than 58% of readers think central banks should regulate banks in addition to insurance firms, hedge funds, and brokers
G30 unveils macroprudential manual
Group of Thirty recommends dual approach to macroprudential policy; says combination of fixed and flexible tools will equip supervisors to address systemic risks
Fed’s Yellen: macroprudential policy must balance rules and discretion
Federal Reserve vice chair Janet Yellen says macroprudential supervisors should be guided by fixed rules, but have discretionary capacity to surprise firms
Senate confirms two out of three Fed directors
Last-minute deal seats Yellen and Raskin, Diamond turned down
Rajan, Krugman clash over Fed policy
Ex-IMF chief economist Raghuram Rajan and Nobel laureate Paul Krugman lock horns over Federal Reserve’s loose monetary stance