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Howard Schneider

ARTICLES BY HOWARD SCHNEIDER

Fed rate cuts will also invite critics — Republican challenger Donald Trump chief among them — to argue an agency set up to be an independent monetary authority is tipping the political scales toward Biden (Photo: Reuters)

Fed rate cut plans may boost Biden's prospects for US Presidential Polls 2024

5 min read . 25 Mar 2024

Fed meeting minutes: The 5.00%-5.25% policy rate set by the Fed earlier this month matches the peak median rate anticipated by policymakers in the economic projections released by the central bank in March and last December. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Fed in May saw uncertainty about need for more rate hikes, shows meeting minutes

2 min read . 24 May 2023

People walk past the US Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC

Fed meeting minutes may point to rate-hike endgame, new debate phase

3 min read . 04 Jan 2023

Wage gains are strong and consumption, the mainstay of U.S. economic growth, continues to increase even after adjusting for inflation

Too good to be bad, too risky to be good, Fed managing 'unloved' economy

4 min read . 12 Dec 2022

The US Federal Reserve officials chose to stay unclear on the size of the interest rate increase they will approve in the coming meeting (Photo: AFP)

Fed officials remain unclear on 50 vs 75 bps rate hike next month

3 min read . 25 Aug 2022

FOMC members also agreed on a set of principles for ‘significantly reducing’ the size of the Fed's massive asset holdings by limiting how much of the principal from maturing bonds it would reinvest each month (Photo: AFP)

Fed flags rate hike 'soon,' plans for 'significantly reducing' balance sheet

2 min read . 27 Jan 2022

US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during his re-nominations hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S. (REUTERS)

Fed's Powell vows to stop inflation from becoming 'entrenched'

2 min read . 11 Jan 2022

The US Federal Reserve Building is pictured in Washington (REUTERS)

Fed may need to hike rates faster, reduce balance sheet quickly, minutes show

1 min read . 06 Jan 2022

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. (AP)

Fed's 'transitory' inflation plot thickens again with rate at 30-year high

3 min read . 11 Nov 2021

St. Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard (Photo: Reuters)

Fed's Bullard: More aggressive Fed stance best to ensure longer expansion

4 min read . 28 Sept 2021

The Fed is due to release its latest policy statement and economic projections at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), with Fed Chair Jerome Powell holding a news conference half an hour later to discuss the outcome. (REUTERS)

Fed likely to open bond-buying 'taper' door, but hedge on outlook

4 min read . 22 Sept 2021

Representations of the virtual currency Bitcoin (REUTERS)

Hard times for Bitcoin ahead as fed signals at stricter regulations

4 min read . 21 May 2021

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (Photo: Reuters)

Fed's Powell likely to restate 'patient' approach in public appearance

2 min read . 04 Mar 2021

Couch or cubicle? Vaccine may not lure Americans back to the office

3 min read . 14 Dec 2020

A patient is wheeled into an ambulance in the rain during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City. (REUTERS)

Before Joe Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from covid-19 in the US

3 min read . 14 Nov 2020

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. (AP)

Fed's Jerome Powell says economy may face 'extended period' of weak growth

3 min read . 13 May 2020

‘Welcome to Wuhan’ is spray-painted on a bridge as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, in the Highland Park section of Detroit, Michigan US (REUTERS)

US response to virus splinters into acrimony and uncertainty

3 min read . 26 Apr 2020

The Federal Reserve building is pictured in Washington, DC, US (REUTERS)

Fed holds rates steady, expects moderate economic growth next year

2 min read . 12 Dec 2019

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell (AP)

US Fed cuts rates but signals pause in easing cycle

2 min read . 30 Oct 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Donald Trump 'not ready' for China trade deal, dismisses recession fears

4 min read . 19 Aug 2019