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Brendan Greeley covers the Federal Reserve, the Department of the Treasury and the US economy. Before that he was US editor for FT Alphaville, and wrote for Bloomberg Businessweek and the Economist.
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  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    AnalysisMarkets6 min
    Why are Federal Reserve members split on raising rates?

    Policymakers do not agree on economic conditions

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    A divided Federal Reserve tries to do no harm

    Central bank puts off questions on more monetary stimulus or expanding its balance sheet

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Fed cuts rates as policymaker splits deepen

    Rising disagreement on rate-setting committee over economy as move boosts Asian stocks

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    AnalysisUS interest rates
    US Fed rate decision: five things to watch

    Oil supply disruption adds to Jay Powell’s list of political and economic risks

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    ExplainerFederal Reserve
    Why is the Fed pouring money into the financial system?

    Answer lies in short-term issues and structural market changes

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    US data shows manufacturing rebound

    Optimistic figures come as Fed starts two-day monetary policy meeting

  • Tuesday, 17 September, 2019
    Global Economy
    Saudi attack comes at ill-favoured moment for global economy

    Effect of sustained oil price rise could hit some countries’ growth prospects

  • Monday, 16 September, 2019
    AnalysisFederal Reserve
    Fed wrestles with trade war and Saudi oil uncertainty

    A potential oil shock will add to problems policymakers already face assessing economic risks

  • Thursday, 12 September, 2019
    US budget
    Year-to-date US budget deficit tops $1tn

    Cheap debt continues to provide little incentive for politicians to cut back

  • Promoted Content
  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    US inequality
    US poverty rate falls to lowest since recession

    Data continue to show disparities in income and health insurance coverage

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    AnalysisJerome H. Powell
    Powell says making up for lost inflation is ‘great idea’

    Fed chairman discusses strategy for when the bank misses its target

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    Global Economy
    Gloom deepens for global economy

    Weak US jobs and German factory data push central bankers towards launching stimulus

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    US employment
    US economy creates a modest 130,000 jobs in August 

    Growth is the weakest in three months as trade war weighs on labour market

  • Friday, 6 September, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Yield curve inversion divides Fed presidents

    Central bankers split on whether bond market signals economic weakness in US or overseas

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
    US economy
    US manufacturing contracts for first time since 2016

    Stocks fall after data show how US-China trade war has created ‘an undercurrent of fear and alarm’

  • Sunday, 1 September, 2019
    US-China trade dispute
    US consumers in line of fire as new China tariffs kick in

    Beijing and Washington expand trade war with duelling levies on each other’s goods

  • Friday, 30 August, 2019
    US economy
    US consumers spend as inflation undershoots Fed target

    Data underscore dilemma for central bank looking for direction on monetary policy 

  • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Fed rejects using ‘political considerations’ to set policy

    Rare statement comes after ex-NY Fed chief calls on central bank to buck Trump

  • Sunday, 25 August, 2019
    AnalysisCentral banks
    Central bankers rethink everything at Jackson Hole

    Policymakers debate regime shift in global economic conditions in which little is certain

  • Friday, 23 August, 2019
    US-China trade dispute
    Trump raises Chinese tariffs after stocks tumble

    President orders US companies to look for ‘alternative’ to China and faults Fed

  • Friday, 23 August, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Powell warns over trade and faces Trump barrage

    President fires insults at central bank chief as Jackson Hole gathering gets underway

  • Wednesday, 21 August, 2019
    Monetary policy
    Central bankers seek fresh tools to combat slowdown

    Record-low rates trigger hunt for stimulus measures at Jackson Hole gathering

  • Monday, 19 August, 2019
    Global InsightUS Dollar
    Washington warms to the idea of a weaker dollar

    The novelty of an interventionist approach gains cross-party traction on Capitol Hill

  • Sunday, 18 August, 2019
    Sovereign bonds
    Investors position for fresh wave of economic stimulus

    Billions flood into government debt on signs of global slowdown

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    US economy
    US industrial production unexpectedly slips in July

    Report shows weaker manufacturing and mining output

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