Federal Reserve System
Why the American economy needs fiscal assistance
For all its activism, the Fed cannot address the persistent imbalances in the American economy on its own, says John Balder
Getting the policy mix right
Policymakers should pay greater attention to the links between liquidity and capital, says Glenn Hubbard
Obamanomics vs McCainomics
Malan Rietveld looks at the possible economic policies and key appointments of the two presidential candidates in America
Fed's Warsh: we would take covered bonds
Highly rated, high-quality covered bonds would generally fall within the range of collateral acceptable at the Federal Reserve's discount window, said Kevin Warsh, a governor at the Federal Reserve Board.
Fed a "major culprit" in commodity inflation
A prominent US economist has blamed Federal Reserve policy for the surge in commodity prices.
Philly Fed payments VP wins promotion
Arun Jain, a vice president at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's retail payments department, will become a senior vice president after nearly 30 years of working within the Fed system.
Fed pledges to extend aid measures into 2009
The Federal Reserve moved to soothe financial market tensions on Wednesday with a fresh batch of liquidity measures, including confirmation that it will allow investment banks to borrow from its discount window into next year.
Obama talks crunch and regulation with Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has discussed the credit crisis and proposals for more stringent financial regulation with Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for the US president.
Inflation too high - Fed's Plosser
Inflation is already too high and inconsistent with the Federal Reserve's goal of price stability, said Charles Plosser, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Fed's Mishkin proposes communications changes
Frederic Mishkin, an outgoing governor of the Federal Reserve, believes the central bank needs to make a raft of improvements to its communication policy.
Obama praises Bernanke
Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for the US presidency, has commended Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, for his response to the recent economic upheaval.
Fed and SEC vie to regulate investment banks
The heads of Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Federal Reserve made the case for their institution to supervise investment banks before US lawmakers.
Beige Book: US growth deteriorating
The Federal Reserve's Beige Book, which reports economic trends from the regional Feds, reveals a slowdown in growth compared to June.
Two regional Feds pushed for discount rate rise
Directors of two regional Federal Reserves called for a quarter-point increase to the discount rate last month, it emerged Tuesday.
Fed's TAF is effective
The Federal Reserve's Term Auction Facility (TAF) helped ease conditions in money markets, finds a new paper from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Inflation in industrial countries "global"
A new paper published by the Chicago Federal Reserve shows that inflation in industrialised countries is largely a global phenomenon.
Boston Fed hires stadium for home-loan class
The scale of the problem in US mortgages has been illustrated by the Boston Federal Reserve holding a workshop for struggling homeowners at the stadium of the New England Patriots, an American football team.
Fed supports minority depository institutions
Randall Kroszner, the governor of the Federal Reserve responsible for supervision, has underscored the central bank's commitment to preserving and supporting minority depository institutions.
Hawkish Hoenig emphasises need for speed
Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve, described the current federal funds rate as accommodative and said that it was important to move from this stance "in a timely fashion".
US inflation soars to 5%
The key measure of US annual inflation surged to its highest level since 1991 in June, figures out Wednesday reveal.
Senator condemns Fed
A US Senator has attacked Federal Reserve policy and called on Washington to deprive the central bank of some of its rate-setting responsibility.
US regulators issue guidance on Basel II
The four US regulators responsible for the Basel II framework have published final guidelines on how banks adopting the advanced approaches can best carry out the supervisory review process.
Yellen on Fed's response to subprime crisis
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve, has underlined the central bank's commitment to addressing the mortgage and foreclosure crisis.
Fed tightens lending standards
The Federal Reserve on Monday approved a series of measures which it hopes will protect consumers against the sort of misleading lending practices considered partly responsible for the subprime crisis.