Tag: Central banking
Fed leaders agree: Economics has a racial-disparity problem
<p>WASHINGTON — Top Federal Reserve policymakers on Tuesday underscored their concern that Black and Hispanic people are sharply underrepresented in the economics field, which...
Fed’s Powell: US nears full reopening to ‘different economy’
<p>WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
Fed’s Powell: US nears full reopening to ‘different economy’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy, boosted by quickening vaccinations and signs of rapid hiring, is headed toward a strong recovery, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome...
Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people...
Eastern Caribbean dollar goes digital, a help for unbanked
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Eastern Caribbean has created its own form of digital currency meant to help speed transactions and serve people...
UN experts pull back on corruption claims against Yemen
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Yemen has pulled back from its claims of corruption and money laundering by...
UN experts pull back on corruption claims against Yemen
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions against Yemen has pulled back from its claims of corruption and money laundering by...
Powell likens emergency Covid efforts to efforts at Dunkirk
<p>WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barreled toward...
US 30-year mortgage rates jump to 3.17%, highest since June
<p>McCLEAN, Va. — U.S. long-term mortgage rates jumped to their highest level since June, though still remain near historic lows.</p>
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Fed says restrictions on bank dividends and buybacks to end
<p>WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Thursday that as of June 30 it will end for most banks the temporary limits it had imposed...