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Vacancies shift balance of power at the Fed

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 17, 2016
There are now three vacancies on the Fed board of governors.
A view of the U.S. Federal Reserve building. 
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Interest rate hike looking unlikely — for now

by Ashley Milne-Tyte
Mar 16, 2016
Whether inflation is growing helps determine the Federal Reserve's decisions on raising interest rates.
The Federal Reserve is set to make an interest-rate announcement later Wednesday. 
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Listening closely to the Fed meeting

by Mark Garrison
Mar 14, 2016
The challenge for the Fed is figure out just the right time to raise rates.
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a press conference following the announcement of an historic rate increase, the first since 2006, in Washington, DC, December 16, 2015. With all ears on the upcoming meeting, the challenge for the Fed is figure out just the right time to raise rates.
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A transatlantic central banking policy disparity

by Mark Garrison
Mar 10, 2016
While Europeans ease, Americans ponder another rate hike
Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), addresses the media during a press conference following the meeting of the Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on March 10, 2016. The European Central Bank cut all three of its key interest rates and beefed up its controversial asset purchase programme in a bid to kickstart chronically low inflation in the euro area.
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Retail sales beat expectations, but so what?

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 12, 2016
Not bad, but not outstanding either.
According to a new report, retail spending numbers aren't bad — they aren't great either.
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Janet Yellen's concern about "financial conditions"

by Mark Garrison
Feb 11, 2016
The head of the Federal Reserve is wary of several trends in the economy
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2016. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned that the US economy faces risks from tightening domestic financial conditions as well as global economic turmoil.
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Central banks and avoiding the next financial collapse

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 26, 2016
The U.S. is obsessed with finance, here's a look at why it's time for a pivot.
The Federal Reserve building in Washington D.C. 
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A breathless wait for the Fed minutes

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 6, 2016
The Federal Reserve releases the minutes from its December meeting.
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A conversation with a Federal Reserve Governor

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2015
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve
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The Fed's rate hike is more baby step than leap

by Tracey Samuelson
Dec 17, 2015
The central bank will give the economy time to adjust before it acts again.
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