Janet Yellen
Influential Fed economist Thomas Laubach dies
Current and former Fed officials pay tribute to the US central bank’s German influencer, who died on September 2
Fed feeling its way with new inflation framework
Average inflation targeting is broadly dovish, and could see rates stay lower for even longer
Fed adopts average inflation target
Powell says FOMC will also allow employment to run above estimated maximum level
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed chief supports average inflation targeting and worries about Treasuries market and non-bank regulatory weakness
Fed’s safety nets are ‘fundamentally unsustainable’
New safety nets will allow “zombie companies” to thrive and drag down productivity, experts say
Bernanke and Yellen join call for new fiscal stimulus in US
Former Fed chairs among 148 economists warning of “disastrous” effects if Congress fails to act
Chicago Fed breaks ties with economist over Black Lives Matter criticism
Comments ignite debate over racism in economics, and the Fed’s role in tackling inequality
High US inflation should not be ruled out
A prolonged health crisis raises the risk that hidden inflationary pressures could be stoked
Central banking enters a new era
‘Monetary financing’ and ‘buyer of last resort’ traps lie in wait
Crisis exposes flaws in US financial stability regime
Former Fed chair Yellen urges Congress to reform US’s financial stability framework
FOMC considers more aggressive forward guidance
Officials discussed state-contingent forward guidance and yield curve control, April minutes show
Fed set to adopt ‘elements’ of price-level targeting
Covid-19 could act as a catalyst for Yellen-backed move to adopt elements of price-level targeting
El-Erian on Covid-19 policy risks, ‘zombie’ markets and central bank capture
Former Pimco chief says Fed has gone too far, market function rules needed and chance opens for shared policy load
Failure to curb ‘binge borrowing’ could worsen downturn – Yellen
“Excessively” high corporate borrowing may trigger a “wave of corporate defaults”
US banks increase discount window borrowing
Federal Reserve “encouraged by the notable increase” in use of backstop facility
Trump’s criticism undermining confidence in Fed – Yellen
Political pressures could hurt central bank independence, says former Fed chair
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Yellen condemns ‘unacceptable’ treatment of female and minority economists
Former Fed chair says more needs to be done to tackle discrimination in the profession
Former Fed chairs stress importance of central bank independence
President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised chair Jerome Powell for keeping interest rates too high
Purists lament as most cheer Lagarde as next ECB chief
Lagarde expected to adopt similar philosophy to Draghi at ECB
Fischer warns Trump could sabotage Fed crisis response
Fed independence under “unprecedented” threat and second Trump term would harm US – Fischer
Fed banks collaborate on economic education
“We have a ‘power-in-numbers’ approach,” says officer at San Francisco Fed
Yellen weighs in on Trump’s potential Fed nominations
Those “who come with a political view” may not get much traction at FOMC meetings, Yellen says
Interview: Sheila Bair on US regulatory reform and rollback since 2008
Crisis-era FDIC chair “saddened” by former Fed chairs’ focus on bailout powers