Monetary Policy and the Economy
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the semiannual monetary policy report. In his opening remarks, he reported to the committee the economy was a “long way”…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on the semiannual monetary policy report. In his opening remarks, he reported to the committee the economy was a “long way”…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed monetary policy and the pandemic at a virtual event hosted by the Economic Club of New York . He said even though the unemployment rate had fallen, the economic…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a news conference on the status of the economy during the coronavirus pandemic. Chair Powell announced interest rates will remain close to zero and…
Chair Powell said he supports additional fiscal stimulus to help Americans struggling from the economic effects of COVID-19.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on their respective agencies' response to the coronavirus…
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the response of their respective agencies to the coronavirus pandemic. The two witnesses called on Congress to take…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee about the coronavirus' impact on the economy. They discussed issues…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. Members questioned the chair about…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the federal government’s response to the coronavirus…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a virtual news conference to discuss the U.S. economy and monetary policy actions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chair Powell announced that interest rates would remain…
They discussed the Payroll Protection Plan, economic racial disparities, and how a future stimulus package should be structured.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on monetary policy and the state of the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. Chair Powell took…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified in a virtual hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee about monetary policy and the economy. He highlighted the May jobs…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell held a virtual news conference to discuss the economy and monetary policy actions amid the coronavirus pandemic. He announced that interest rates would…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke with the president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He talked about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on businesses and…
The chair also suggested that more federal stimulus may be needed to respond to the virus' impact on the economy.
Federal Reserve Chair Powell announced interest rates would remain unchanged. “As always, we based our decision on how best to achieve our goals Congress has given us: maximum employment and…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on the U.S. economy and monetary policy before the House Budget Committee. Other topics discussed included trade policy, income inequality, the…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified on monetary policy and the economy before the Joint Economic Committee. He said that he expects the U.S. economy to continue growing at a steady pace with…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announced that the federal funds rate would remain unchanged for the time being. He added that the Federal Open Market Committee would continue to…