The Fed and Treasury

Will Trump Try to ‘Overrule’ Monetary Policy?

By Mark Thoma

How will the Federal Reserve evolve during Donald Trump’s term as president? Presently, three of the seven positions on the Federal Reserve Board are vacant. These vacancies, along with the...
Why the Treasury Is Ending a Low-Income Retirement Saving Program

By Beth Braverman

Less than two years after the Obama administration rolled out a myRA, a savings program aimed at helping the millions of Americans without access to a retirement account through work, the Trump...
Will Janet Yellen Give Wall Street a Scare?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

For years, the Federal Reserve has been unable to convince the market it's serious about aggressively tightening policy. Janet Yellen and her cohorts have been guilty of "crying wolf," constantly...
Is the Fed About to Wage War on the Rich?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

For years, stocks have been driven relentlessly higher thanks to a single statement that summarized the aggressive central bank largesse since the eurozone crisis flared up in 2012: Policymakers...
Is the Fed Fighting the Trump Rally?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

The evidence is growing that the Federal Reserve’s policymakers are actively working to lean against the stock market's rise, a dramatic reversal from the years of policy support stock market bulls...

The Fed’s Big Mistake: Rate Hikes Hurt US Workers

By David Dayen

Protesters rallied in Washington, New York City and Philadelphia yesterday against an imminent government action that would damage the financial prospects of ordinary workers. And no, it had nothing...
The Fed, the Reality of Tax Cuts, and Donald Trump

By Mark Thoma

For many years, Republicans argued that tax cuts for the wealthy pay for themselves. Cutting taxes on the wealthy, according to Republicans, allows them to keep a larger share of anything new they...
Will Unwinding the Fed’s $4.5 Trillion Balance Sheet Kill the Bull Market?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

Over the last decade, investors have grown accustomed to a Federal Reserve that constantly coddled them, allayed their fears and did everything possible to support the financial markets and asset...
The Key to This Market: Here’s What Will Determine if Stocks Rise or Fall

By Anthony Mirhaydari

For now, instead of putting pressure on risk assets, the Fed's newfound hawkishness is bolstering the reflation trade by lifting the dollar higher and attracting global capital into U.S. assets. Same...
Can Wall Street Handle Higher Interest Rates?

By Anthony Mirhaydari

The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates for the second time in three months, signaling a dramatic quickening of its prior pace. For the first time in more than a decade, Fed policymakers are...

FedEx vs. the Fed: What They See for the Economy

By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

Those who believe that FedEx is a great way to gauge the health of the U.S. economy may have a tough time puzzling their way through the shipping giant’s fiscal fourth-quarter results, released early...
Why Bernanke Can Stop Being Our Designated Driver

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

In theory, a pimpled 16-year-old could grasp the economic plan that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke outlined Wednesday. The former Princeton University professor geared his lesson about revving...
Could the Fed Actually Be Hurting Stocks?

By Jeff Cox, CNBC

It is believed that if the Fed starts tapering then there will be a rise in asset prices. Thus, stock prices would rise.
What Will Bernanke Say? 10 Wall Street Analysts Weigh In

By Jacob P Gutner, The Fiscal Times

Across the worlds of Wall Street and Washington, all eyes will be on Ben Bernanke Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve chairman wraps up a two-day policy meeting and then steps in front of reporters to...
5 Ideas to Help You Read Bernanke’s Mind

By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke faces a unique challenge—just when can he stop trying to save the economy?

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