Howard Schneider, Reuters

Fed research signals inflation overshoot possible, but is it tolerable ?

Howard Schneider, Reuters
March 23, 2017
The Federal Reserve has begun preparing the public and markets for higher inflation, but has left unanswered the question of how high inflation might go and for how long?

At the Fed, spring comes early with return to new 'normal'

Howard Schneider, Reuters
March 13, 2017
U.S. household wealth has hit record levels. U.S. stock prices recently hit all-time highs. Inflation is nearing the Federal Reserve's 2.0 % goal, and the world economy including the once-sick Eurozone has skirted the risk of a deep new downturn.

Trumponomics may be wrong medicine for U.S. economy today

Howard Schneider, Reuters
January 20, 2017
Tax cuts, deregulation and more federal spending advocated by the incoming Trump administration are a classic remedy for economic stagnation and long unemployment lines.

Tough reality check for Trump's pledge of better heartland jobs, wages

Howard Schneider, Reuters
November 10, 2016
Donald Trump's promise to revive small town America faces a tough challenge in an economy that for decades has been wired to direct income and opportunities toward urban hubs and the better educated.

Boston Fed's Rosengren maps case for a dove's rate hike

Howard Schneider, Reuters
October 17, 2016
By the middle of next year, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren says he expects unemployment to fall to 4.7% and inflation to beat the Fed's 2% target, leaving policymakers at risk of having to squelch the recovery with faster-than-expected rate increases.

For Yellen, a September Fed surprise could close confidence gap

Howard Schneider, Reuters
September 19, 2016
Market volatility is low, U.S. census data shows income gains have reached the middle class, and workers are clawing back a larger share of national income. For now, at least, no international risk stands out and inflation may even be picking up.

Schooled in the short run, central banks struggle with a long-term role

Howard Schneider, Reuters
August 26, 2016
Schooled in economic thinking that confines monetary policy to the short run, central bankers gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, are grappling with a singular change: whether they can take over as guardians of long-term growth with programs that may stay in place and influence markets for decades to come.

Trump's jobs homecoming a long shot even in manufacturing hot spots

Howard Schneider, Reuters
April 14, 2016

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Fed's Bullard says largest banks may still be too big

Howard Schneider, Reuters
February 25, 2016
New regulations have made the financial system safer but have also strengthened the market position of the largest banks and may discourage innovation, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said on Thursday.

Yellen's dilemma: A downturn with no easy response

Ann Saphir, Reuters
Howard Schneider, Reuters
February 12, 2016
The Federal Reserve's carefully scripted decision to raise interest rates last December, and begin a return to "normal" policy, may now become a nightmare for the U.S. central bank if an economic downturn forces a return to unconventional methods.