Janet Yellen
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
Former Fed chairs join over 3,000 economists in call for carbon tax
Economists including central bankers and Nobel laureates demand action on climate change
Fed diversity is focus of new legislation
New bill would ensure at least one gender- and one ethnically-diverse candidate are interviewed
Yellen ‘greatly concerned’ over regulation reversals
Fed unveils proposal for relaxing stress test requirements
Janet Yellen backs form of price-level targeting for Fed
Former chair says current system risks downward spiral of long-term rates
Trump is weakening US regulatory reforms, Yellen warns
“Worrisome reversals of legislation” under new president, says former Fed chair
Yellen says Fed should begin forward guidance now
Action now could have equivalent impact to negative rates, says former Fed chair
Trump says Federal Reserve should give him ‘some help’
US President says central bank should hold policy rates while he negotiates trade deals
Trump criticises Fed over rate rises and threatens higher tariffs
US president says rate hikes are “taking away our competitive edge”
FOMC members rarely change their preferences – paper
Researchers find policymakers tend to form their preferences early on in life
Podcast: San Fran Fed’s Daly on gender inequality in central banks
Mary Daly on the importance of role models in improving central banks’ gender balance
US regulators fine Wells Fargo $1 billion over abuses
OCC gains legal powers to remove board members in relation to alleged malpractice
Powell strikes cautiously upbeat note in first policy press conference
Federal Open Market Committee shifts economic forecasts up marginally
No consensus on targets at gender balance index launch
Policymakers and economists discuss the gender imbalances within public financial institutions
Yellen says central banks should consider moving inflation targets
But former Fed chair says changing targets would be “a tricky business”
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid Fed and PBoC leadership changes
Powell faces balancing act as normalisation proceeds
New Fed chair likely to continue policy normalisation even as market volatility tests his resolve
Plunging shares may be another sign of economic strength
The sell-off may be reaction to stronger economic indicators and expectations of hawkish Fed, say analysts