Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Why has U.S. inflation hit 7 percent? Kathleen R. McNamara - January 13, 2022 Here are the clashing explanations — and the reasons experts want you to believe them
McConnell and Schumer cut a deal to raise the debt limit without any Republican votes. Here’s how it works. Sarah Binder - December 9, 2021 Don’t try these parliamentary tricks at home.
Biden says that the infrastructure bill shows the presidency can deliver for ‘all Americans’ John A. Dearborn - November 28, 2021 There’s a history behind that vision
Biden reappointed Republican Jerome Powell to head the Fed. Why didn’t he pick a Democrat? Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - November 23, 2021 Yes, Biden praises bipartisanship. But reappointing Powell also offers the White House some advantages.
The Fed’s using all its emergency tools to prevent economic disaster. Here are 4 things to know. Kindred Winecoff, Daniel McDowell, and Aditi Sahasrabuddhe - March 17, 2020 It’s a signal that the pandemic could shock the global economy more severely than many realized
Why is Trump attacking the Federal Reserve? We answer your questions. Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - August 27, 2019 And what will the Fed do next?
Can Trump still install a loyalist at the Fed? Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - May 6, 2019 Maybe. But he has to choose them a little more carefully.
Trump is again criticizing the Fed. Could that hurt the U.S. credit rating? Raymond Hicks and Cristina Bodea - March 25, 2019 Countries pay an economic cost when politicians interfere with their central banks.
The Federal Reserve could once push back against big spending projects like the Green New Deal. Not anymore. George Selgin - February 20, 2019 Dark clouds over the Federal Reserve headquarters on a windy
The shutdown is just the finale. Here are five takeaways from the Republican Congress’s chaotic 2018. Sarah Binder - December 27, 2018 Five takeaways from a year of one-party rule.
The Fed’s next big appointment will probably be another white man. Here’s why it struggles to diversify its leadership. Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - March 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_71472" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Sen. Elizabeth
Exactly how male-dominated are central banks? Here are the numbers. Tara Iseneker and Cristina Bodea - December 8, 2017 At the beginning of November, President Trump decided to replace
The 4 challenges Jerome Powell will face in leading the Fed Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - November 2, 2017 News outlets are reporting that President Trump will nominate Jerome
Why Congressional challenges to the Yellen Fed matter Sarah Binder - February 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_21543" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Fed chair Janet Yellen, heads to
Did Obama’s recess appointment strategy work? More thoughts on today’s Fed nominees - May 17, 2012 Jon Bernstein has an interesting post up today about the
Confirming by supermajority: Another look at today’s Fed nominations - May 17, 2012 The Senate readily confirmed Jerome Stein and Jay Powell to