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Meet person responsible for keeping inflation from spiraling out of control

Jerome Powell, seated at left, is the current Fed chair, but some progressives want him replaced with Lael Brainard, right. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta  –...

Wages up as Americans are encouraged back to work and into the office

“Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it’s back to work we go.” Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images – 3 takeaways from the latest jobs report by Christopher Decker, University of Nebraska Omaha After a...

CRL statement on the Federal Reserve’s plan to revamp the Community Reinvestment Act

CRA must help address systemic racial barriers and inequality, and it must benefit LMI and families of color   WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week in a...

In 2014, US economy began shaky, finished strong

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy flexed its old muscles in 2014. More than five years removed from the Great Recession, worries had taken hold...

Top business stories of 2014: US grows, world slows

NEW YORK (AP) — This year showed how sheltered the U.S. economy is from geopolitical and health crises around the world. The global economy...

How well did the Fed's stimulus work?

NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring inflation. A collapsing dollar. Bubbles in financial markets that would soon pop. One presidential candidate even suggested that the...

Average US 30-year mortgage rate at 3.97 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. mortgage rates tumbled this week. The 30-year loan hit its lowest level since June 2013 as Treasury bond yields...

U.S. consumer borrowing jumps by most in 3 years

WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. consumers stepped up their borrowing in July, led by rising auto loans and higher credit card balances. The Federal Reserve said Monday that...

Fed to play lesser role

(NNPA)—There are two ways to end a recession.  One is to increase federal spending on the theory that people will spend more money when...

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