Tom Barkin is president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. This article is adapted from a recent speech delivered during theGlobal Interdependence Center’s Central Banking Series at Banque de France in Paris. By the first quarter of 2022, the Fed’s...
The Bank of England trimmed the base rate by a quarter-point to 5%. This marked the first rate cut by the UK’s central bank since March 2020. Within the Bank of England, the rate cut decision was somewhat contentious, with the Monetary Policy Committee voting...
The Federal Reserve opted to keep the federal funds rate at the 5.25% to 5.5% level. In a unanimous vote, the central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee declared the “economic outlook is uncertain,” adding that it remained “attentive to the risks to...
Former President Donald Trump is open to considering JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon as the Treasury Secretary if he regains the White House, while he is also open to allowing Jerome Powell to serve out his term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. In a...
Patrick T. Harker is president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. This article was adapted and edited from prepared remarks delivered at the recent Global Interdependence Center 42nd Annual Monetary and Trade Conference in Philadelphia. Allow me to...
Hurricane Isaias Strikes Florida Panhandle as $71.8 Billion in Commercial P…
