Tag Archives: Janet Yellen

In her latest video, Hale breaks down the recent Jobs report, how it is impacting Fed decision making, and what first-time homebuyers are seeing as advantages—and disadvantages—in the current market.

By a vote of Yellen 84-15, the Senate paved the way for President Biden's new head of the Treasury Department late Monday.

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday officially nominated former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary. This is a confirmation of news reported here last week. Biden-Harris' economics-team ...

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 1,200 points on Monday, after having dropped 1,500 points earlier in the day. This came on the heels of a 666-point ...

The Senate confirmed Jerome Powell as the 16th chairman of the Federal Reserve on Tuesday after an 85-12 vote in favor of his confirmation. Powell will take over ...

After the Fed's confirmation that an interest rate hike is happening, Fed Chair Janet Yellen turned her attention to the possible economic impacts of tax reform.

Yellen’s resignation cuts short a term as Fed governor which would have extended to 2024. Her departure marks the end of a controversial term which saw the Fed greatly swell its balance sheet.

Today, President Donald Trump announced the nomination of Jerome Powell, a Federal Reserve Board governor who previously worked as a private-equity executive, as Fed Chair to succeed Janet Yellen.

The Federal Reserve has voted to keep its key interest rate unchanged. But things may look a little different come 2018 . . .

According to Fed Chair Janet Yellen, today's financial system is a safer one thanks, in large part, to the Great Recession—as well as the reforms that followed it. Read on to see Yellen's full remarks.