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Fed independence questioned as Republicans ramp up pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A surge of Republican pressure is bringing the Federal Reserve's long-held independence into question again, as conservative lawmakers seek to place the U.S. central bank under tougher...

Mayor presión de los republicanos pondría en riesgo independencia de la Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Un incremento de la presión republicana estaría poniendo en riesgo nuevamente la independencia de la Reserva Federal, en momentos en que legisladores conservadores están buscando colocar al...

Fed mulls policy exit, eyes end of asset purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve has begun detailing how it plans to ease the U.S. economy out of an era of loose monetary policy, indicating it will end its...

U.S. House Republicans propose Fed reforms, set hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to disclose more information, and set a hearing to...

House Republicans propose Fed reforms, set hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday introduced a bill that would require the Federal Reserve to disclose more information, and set a hearing to...

Fed begins policy exit talks, split on view of U.S. job market
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 Dudley sees ‘relatively slow’ rate hike cycle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should be able to raise interest rates slowly when it eventually tightens monetary policy given that slack in the U.S. economy is restraining...

Fischer, Brainard to push for more activist Fed
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
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 board met to discuss monetary policy ahead of FOMC
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Board gathered to discuss "medium-term monetary policy" hours before the Fed's broader policymaking group began its regular two-day meeting on Tuesday, a hint...
