Articles by Riley Steward
Quantitative tightening and forward guidance need rethink, say economists
Forward guidance removes options to respond to shocks, say academics and experts
Fed walking a financial stability ‘tightrope’
Experts disagree over US regulators’ use of systemic risk exception for deposit insurance
Defaults, reduced growth and less lending ahead, Fed says
Recent bank failures were caused by poor risk management, report finds
Fed raises rates by 25bp as it chases lower core inflation
Policy-makers still need to “take away the punch bowl”, economist says
Biden may nominate Kugler, promote Jefferson on Fed board – reports
Adriana Kugler would be the first Latinx Fed governor in the central bank’s 109-year history
Atlanta Fed clarifies contingencies ahead of hurricane season
Outages could affect bank supervision, discount window, cash, cheque and ACH processing
Monetary policy faces tougher trade-offs – IMF panel
Financial instability risks may be abated with changes to inflation targets and tools
Global recession possible, Canadian governor warns
Tiff Macklem says firms are still raising prices excessively
Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s governor praises IMF analysis tool
Island nations are in no hurry to adopt CBDC, Richard Doornbosch says
CBDCs will change international monetary system – IMF panel
Bank of Mauritius governor says CBDCs may protect sovereignty and combat illicit financing
Boston Fed expands programme to get people back into work
FedNow created high demand for IT roles, which sparked programme’s inception
Kansas City Fed warns slow wage growth could spur debt problems
Subprime auto debt back above pre-pandemic levels and consumer debt at highest level ever
SVB collapse threatened banks across the US – Fed’s Barr
“Full extent” of bank’s vulnerability was not clear to supervisors until the run, vice-chair admits
Fed’s Bullard revises rate projection upward
Policy-maker says bank stress likely to fade but inflation fight continues
Fed raises rates 25bp and signals possible halt soon
Credit tightening may substitute for further rate hikes, Powell says
Central banks step up dollar liquidity support
But initial auction results show little evidence of pressure on dollar funding
US banking collapses muddy monetary policy outlook
Bank failures raise question of whether Fed can maintain stability while tightening policy
US housing prices are moderating, says Fed chair
But other indicators show need for tighter policy, says Jerome Powell
What is happening to US wages?
Economists disagree over causes of real wage stagnation
Disinflation may trigger recession, say Mester and Jefferson
Fed president and governor acknowledge policy tightening is uncertain and costly
How US demographics complicate the Fed’s job
Ageing population and pandemic legacy are confounding economists’ predictions
Fed officials say rates may have to rise despite CPI fall
Harker, Bowman, Williams and Logan sound hawkish notes in speeches
Dallas Fed research casts doubt on ‘soft landing’
US Fed chair Jerome Powell sees US worker shortages as “more structural than cyclical”
US jobs report comes in hot
San Francisco Fed president says the number is unsurprising