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Christopher Condon

ARTICLES BY CHRISTOPHER CONDON

A file photo of US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Photo: AP)

Janet Yellen says inflation problem unlikely to result from stimulus

1 min read . 08 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing examining the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, in Washington, DC, U.S., September 24, 2020. Drew Angerer/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo (REUTERS)

Fed chief Jerome Powell sees hope and uncertainties for economy in vaccines

2 min read . 01 Dec 2020

US President Donald Trump (REUTERS)

Donald Trump assails Fed after manufacturing data takes a nose dive

1 min read . 01 Oct 2019

A file photo of Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell

Fed chief Jerome Powell signals openness to rate cut as uncertainty dims outlook

3 min read . 10 Jul 2019

Jerome Powell, 65, gave his first congressional testimony as chairman this week. Photo: Reuters

Fed chair Jerome Powell sees ‘no evidence’ of overheating in US economy

1 min read . 01 Mar 2018

New US Fed chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: AP

Jerome Powell sees gradual US Fed rate hikes amid strong US growth outlook

2 min read . 28 Feb 2018

With unemployment already the lowest since 2000, the Fed’s outlook implies that greater expansion would risk overheating the economy and potentially warrant a faster pace of interest-rate increases, thereby blunting the effect of the tax changes. Photo: Bloomberg

Fed resists upgrading long-run growth outlook after tax cuts

3 min read . 24 Feb 2018

A file photo of US Fed chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: Reuters

Jerome Powell takes over as Fed chairman with economy primed to heat up

4 min read . 05 Feb 2018

Economists see the US economy beginning to pick up in ways that weren’t evident in mid-2017. Photo: Mint

US growth pickup to spur earlier Fed hike in 2018, survey shows

3 min read . 11 Dec 2017

The US Federal Reserve will release its official statement at 2pm (12.30am IST) Wednesday after their two-day meeting in Washington Photo: Reuters

US Fed seen staying on track for December rate increase

2 min read . 18 Sept 2017

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. Photo: Bloomberg

US Fed sees balance sheet move soon as inflation debate heats up

2 min read . 17 Aug 2017

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen testifies before the House Financial Committee about the state of the economy on 12 July in Washington. Photo: AFP

If Janet Yellen is headed for the exit, who’s next leading US Federal Reserve?

4 min read . 13 Jul 2017

The Fed report comes five days before Chair Janet Yellen begins testimony before House and Senate committees. Photo: Bloomberg

Fed says post-crisis rules may sap bond-market liquidity

2 min read . 07 Jul 2017

US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen. The central bank foresees one additional rate hike this year, unchanged from its previous forecast. Photo: Reuters

US Fed forges on with 25 bps rate hike, asset plan amid inflation worry

4 min read . 15 Jun 2017

US Federal Reserve policy makers are being pulled in two directions by a spirited drop in unemployment this year and a surprisingly listless reaction in wages and prices. Above, Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal Reserve. Photo: Bloomberg

Stay braced for two more Fed hikes in 2017, say economists

2 min read . 12 Jun 2017

The US Federal Reserve didn’t signal any change to its balance sheet policy. It is discussing how to begin shrinking its $4.5 trillion in holdings, and officials have said they hope to release a plan this year. Photo: AFP

Fed signals gradual rate-hike approach intact despite soft patch

3 min read . 04 May 2017

Janet Yellen sometimes has been criticized during her term for being too slow to raise rates as the economy recovered from the financial crisis and subsequent recession. Photo: Reuters

Donald Trump is open to renominating Janet Yellen as Fed chair: report

1 min read . 13 Apr 2017

The FOMC repeated that it anticipates interest rates will rise gradually. Photo: Bloomberg

US Federal Reserve nods to improving sentiment while leaving rates unchanged

3 min read . 02 Feb 2017

Donald Trump’s proposal called for filling an estimated $1 trillion 10-year funding gap of spending on bridges, highways and airports through private investment and tax credits. Photo: AP

Larry Summers warns of financial-crisis risk from Trump economic plans

1 min read . 09 Jan 2017

The Fed chair Janet Yellen warned of the risks attached to waiting too long before raising rates. Photo: Bloomberg

Fed interest rate hike could come ‘relatively soon’: Janet Yellen

1 min read . 18 Nov 2016