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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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  • Friday, 17 January, 2020
    Federal Reserve
    Trump nominates Fed critic to central bank’s board

    Adviser to US president’s 2016 election campaign has questioned the role of the institution

  • Thursday, 16 January, 2020
    Bureau of Labor Statistics
    US agency to bar computers from economic data ‘lock-ups’

    Change could have implications for firms reliant on fast access to market-moving data

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    US-China trade dispute
    US lifts China ‘currency manipulator’ tag ahead of trade deal

    Reversal of Trump’s controversial move last year ends major source of irritation for Beijing

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    US economy: the Fed’s reality check 

    US central bank’s events with small business and community leaders are beginning to influence policy

  • Friday, 10 January, 2020
    US economy
    US wage growth slips below 3% for first time since 2018

    Economy added just 145,000 jobs in December, in sharp drop from previous month

  • Tuesday, 7 January, 2020
    Global InsightUS economy
    Economists fear US is approaching limit of monetary policy

    Decreasing scope for easing triggers call to boost fiscal stimulus options

  • Friday, 3 January, 2020
    Federal Reserve
    Fed minutes show confidence in 2020 interest rate path

    Policymakers considered the possibility US labour market could improve further this year

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
    US economy
    The economy is king in Trump’s re-election bid

    The consensus is 2020 will see another year of this happy miracle of growth and low unemployment

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    Bank of England
    BoE and Fed examine traders’ access to audio feeds

    Fears of early lead for hedge funds with access to central bank news before broadcast

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  • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Fed to keep rates steady until inflation picks up

    Central bank no longer sees easier policy as just insurance against trade tensions

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Fed holds rates steady with no plans for changes in 2020

    Policymakers show greater confidence in US labour market by lowering predictions for unemployment

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    AnalysisFederal Reserve
    US labour market gains drive Federal Reserve’s outlook

    Central bank set to keep rates low as it seeks to push unemployment down further

  • Monday, 9 December, 2019
    Paul Volcker
    Central bankers pay tribute to Paul Volcker

    US Fed chairman who tackled 1970s-era inflation has died aged 92

  • Friday, 6 December, 2019
    US employment
    Robust US jobs data show labour market’s resilience

    November gains surpass expectations despite global trade and economic uncertainty

  • Monday, 2 December, 2019
    US Inflation
    Fed considers letting inflation run above target

    Bid to avoid weak price growth would be biggest policy revamp since 2012

  • Friday, 29 November, 2019
    AnalysisAnalysis3 min
    US economy: what Fed chair Jay Powell really means by 'generally good'

    The FT's Brendan Greeley reads between the lines of his latest speech

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    ExplainerRepo market
    Repo: How the financial markets' plumbing got blocked

    When short-term borrowing costs spiked in September, it marked the culmination of long-term stresses that the Federal Reserve is now working to tame

  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Powell says ‘room to build’ on US economic expansion

    Chairman shifts Fed’s focus to boosting labour participation and spreading growth benefits

  • Wednesday, 20 November, 2019
    Federal Reserve
    Fed policymakers saw political risks easing at last meeting

    Minutes show cautious optimism on trade, with increased attention given to corporate debt levels

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    US interest rates
    Powell sees little reason for December rate cut 

    Fed chair warns Congress that US deficit ‘unsustainable’ in case of any downturn

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    ExplainerUS tax
    The wealth tax plan worrying US billionaires

    Bill Gates is not the only sceptic of Elizabeth Warren’s progressive policy

  • Thursday, 7 November, 2019
    US employment
    Falling US unemployment draws most vulnerable into work

    Incremental labour gains disproportionately benefit minorities and less educated

  • Sunday, 3 November, 2019
    Trump impeachment
    Whistleblower to take questions in Trump inquiry

    Republicans step up efforts to unmask CIA official at centre of Ukraine allegations

  • Friday, 1 November, 2019
    US employment
    US hiring stays firm as consumer hangs in

    Stocks push to new highs after forecast-busting jobs data defy manufacturing slowdown

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    US interest rates
    Fed opts to wait on the US consumer with rate cut pause

    Jay Powell’s optimism over the trade war is at odds with latest data

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