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U.S. small businesses lobby for survival of embattled Ex-Im Bank

August 25, 2021 at 6:03 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank is Washington's latest political tempest, then Don Nelson from Bakersfield, California is aiming at the eye of the storm....

U.S. small businesses lobby for survival of embattled Ex-Im Bank

May 23, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the battle over the U.S. Export-Import Bank is Washington's latest political tempest, then Don Nelson from Bakersfield, California is aiming at the eye of the storm....

Fischer sworn in as Fed vice chair, Brainard and Powell as board members

May 23, 2019 at 9:39 p.m.

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stanley Fischer was sworn in as vice chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve and Lael Brainard took the oath of office to join the...

Fed begins policy exit talks, split on view of U.S. job market

August 25, 2021 at 5:11 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve policymakers last month began laying groundwork for an eventual retreat from easy monetary policy with a discussion of how to best control interest rates as...

Fed’s Plosser warns rate hike may come sooner than expected

November 4, 2021 at 1:44 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strengthening U.S. economy may force the central bank to hike rates "sooner rather than later" to stay ahead of inflation, Philadelphia Federal Reserve President Charles Plosser...

Fed’s Plosser warns rate hike may come sooner than expected

May 23, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

Fischer, Brainard to push for more activist Fed

August 25, 2021 at 5:04 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two new nominees to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors are expected to push for an expanded Fed role in managing the U.S. economy, working to...

Fischer, Brainard to push for more activist Fed

May 23, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The two new nominees to the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors are expected to push for an expanded Fed role in managing the U.S. economy, working to...

Fed’s Bullard says inflation, job goals ‘within sight’

August 25, 2021 at 5:02 a.m.

LITTLE ROCK (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is within sight of the Federal Reserve's inflation and employment goals, and is expected to grow at a "robust" pace for the rest...

Fed’s Yellen says small bank loan growth good sign for economy

August 25, 2021 at 4:31 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday small U.S. banks had started lending to customers at a higher pace after several years of tightening the reins,...

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