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US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Fed to buy bonds until it sees economic progress

Business • 17 Dec 20

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Fed joins global club of peers in climate change fight

Business • 15 Dec 20

Former Fed chief Janet Yellen is now the new US Treasury Secretary

Biden selects Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary

Business • 30 Nov 20

The appointment of Janet Yellen as the US Treasury Secretary will break a 231-year gender barrier

Biden to name Yellen as US Treasury Secretary

Business • 24 Nov 20

ECB chief Christine Lagarde says uncertainty remains about the Covid-19 vaccine

Fed, ECB heads cautious despite Covid vaccine hopes

Business • 13 Nov 20

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that 'further support is likely to be needed' to prop up the US economy

More stimulus needed to help US economy - Fed chief

Business • 06 Nov 20

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Fed touts economic recovery, vows to keep rates low

Business • 17 Sep 20

Jerome Powell is expected to discuss the results of the Fed's framework review today

Powell set to lay out Fed's new policy approach

Business • 27 Aug 20

US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell

Fed officials say US economy probably needs more aid

Business • 20 Aug 20

US GPD collapsed at a 32.9% annualised rate in the second quarter

Covid-19 tanks US economy in second quarter

Business • 30 Jul 20

The Fed said the largest US banks have struggled to model the unprecedented downturn and ensuing rescue programmes

Federal Reserve caps bank dividend payments

Business • 26 Jun 20

The Fed chairman said that additional fiscal support could be costly, but worth it if it helps avoid long-term economic damage and leaves the US with a strong recovery

US Fed chair warns of 'extended period' of weak growth

Business • 13 May 20

Jerome Powell said there was every reason to think the economic recovery, when it comes, would be 'robust'

Fed will continue to act 'forcefully, proactively'

Business • 09 Apr 20

Wall Street enjoyed its best day in 90 years

Dow Jones has biggest rally since 1933

Business • 25 Mar 20

The US Federal Reserve has today rolled out another series of measures to pump funds into the economy

Fed ramps up programmes to provide financing to US

Business • 23 Mar 20

The move is just the latest unveiled by the Fed to ease strain on the system

Fed offers new credit facility to ease virus pressures

Business • 17 Mar 20

US traders are reacting badly to drastic weekend measures from the Federal Reserve to stave off a global recession

US markets plummet 12% on recession fears

Business • 16 Mar 20

US Fed cuts rates and launches other measures from its crisis-era toolkit

US Federal Reserve cuts US rates to near zero

Business • 15 Mar 20

Policymakers have taken a range of approaches to deal with the economic fallout from coronavirus

The economic remedies - so far - for coronavirus

Business • 06 Mar 20

The interest rate drop was the first in Canada since mid-2015

Bank of Canada cuts rates for first time since 2015

Business • 04 Mar 20

Sources say the ECB's Governing Council held a telephone conference call last night to assess the impact of the coronavirus outbreak

IMF to make $50 billion in emergency funding available

Coronavirus • 04 Mar 20

European shares had their worst weekly showing since 2008 last week

European markets steady after worst week since 2008

Business • 02 Mar 20

ECB chief Christine Lagarde will herself will kick off the town-hall events - dubbed the 'ECB Listens'

'We want to listen' - Lagarde kicks off ECB roadshow

Business • 24 Feb 20

US President Donald Trump has spent much of his current term in a trade dispute with China

Trump economist acknowledges impact of trade battles

Business • 20 Feb 20

US Fed chief Jerome Powell eyes potential threat from the coronavirus outbreak in China

Fed chief says US economy resilient but warns on virus

Business • 11 Feb 20

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