Search

4190 results found

• 

  Real Time Economics

  The Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2014. All Rights Reserved. ECB’s Constancio: “We Will Do Something” About Low Inflation.  The ECB is poised to take action to tackle the problem of low inflation that continues to consistently undershoot its official target, ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said Thursday. He said policy makers are still trying to […]
• 

  Obama Economic Adviser: The Great Moderation Is Over, if It Ever Existed

  Washington Examiner, April 11, 2014. All Rights Reserved. The so-called "Great Moderation" of low economic volatility between the mid-1980s and the financial crisis of 2008 was not as great as it seemed, and the future likely won’t be as pleasant, according to President Obama’s top economic adviser. Jason Furman, the chairman of the Council of Economic […]
• 

  At Least Six Months between End of QE and Rate Rise: Fed’s Evans (Update)

  NDTV, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. Washington (Reuters | Update): The Federal Reserve will likely wait at least six months after ending a bond-buying program before raising interest rates, and will only act that quickly "if things really go well," a top US central banker said on Wednesday. "It could be six, it could […]
• 

  At Least Six Months between End of QE and Rate Rise – Fed’s Evans

  Manorama Online, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will likely wait at least six months after ending a bond-buying program before raising interest rates, and will only act that quickly "if things really go well," a top U.S. central banker said on Wednesday. "It could be six, it could […]
• 

  ECB Constancio: Fully Healthy Bank Sector Won’t Guarantee Quick Economic Rebound

  By Todd Buell and Christopher Lawton The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. The euro zone faces problems that are more profound than just weakness in the banking sector and that are harder to address, European Central Bank Vice President Vitor Constancio said Thursday. In remarks prepared for delivery in Washington, Mr. […]
• 

  Fed’s Tarullo Says Economy Looking Stronger

  Morningstar Advisor, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The U.S. economy, aided by the Federal Reserve’s easy monetary-policy stance, is beginning to look healthier, Federal Reserve Gov. Daniel Tarullo said Wednesday. "While we’ve not had certainly the pace and pervasiveness of the recovery that we wanted, the unconventional monetary policy have been […]
• 

  ECB’s Peter Praet Says Euro-Zone Economies “Will See Economic Slack until 2017”

  The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON—The euro zone economy will see economic slack persist until 2017 at least, European Central Bank executive board member  Peter Praet  said Thursday, suggesting that the ECB will maintain its easy-money policies well into the future. Still, Mr. Praet signaled that the ECB is in […]
• 

  ECB’s Constancio: “We Will Do Something” About Low Inflation

  The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. The European Central Bank is poised to take action to tackle the problem of low inflation that continues to consistently undershoot its official target, ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio said Thursday. Mr. Constancio said policy makers are still trying to figure out which measures to take, adding […]
• 

  Dealers Shifted Rate View after Fed Meeting: NY Fed Poll

  Reuters, April 10, 2014. All Rights Reserved. (Reuters) – Wall Street bond dealers began anticipating an earlier first interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve after last month’s policy meeting, according to the results of a poll by the New York Fed released on Thursday. That was exactly what Fed policymakers had feared would happen after […]
• 

  Wednesday’s Top Stories in the United States

  MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. * Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Wednesday accused the central bank of being "timid" in its attempts to spur faster economic growth, saying the Fed has been "less aggressive" than called for despite being nowhere its employment and inflation goals. In remarks […]
• 

  UPDATE 1 – At Least 6 Months between End of QE and Rate Rise – Fed’s Evans

  MSN Money, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will likely wait at least six months after ending a bond-buying program before raising interest rates, and will only act that quickly “if things really go well,” a top U.S. central banker said on Wednesday. “It could be six, […]
• 

  Chicago Fed’s Evans: Monetary Pol Less Aggressive Than Needed

  MNI | Deutsche Börse Group, April 9, 2014. All Rights Reserved. WASHINGTON (MNI) -–Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans Wednesday accused the central bank of being "timid" in its attempts to spur faster economic growth, saying the Fed has been "less aggressive" than called for despite being nowhere its employment and inflation goals. In […]