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US FEDERAL RESERVE

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2018
What critics call a presidency spiraling out of control, Trump calls a winning hand
Donald Trump is coming off one of his roughest weeks as president, at least in his critics' eyes — instigating a U.S. government shutdown fight, provoking his defense chief's resignation, abruptly pulling American troops from two global hot spots, and even thinking about firing the head of the U.S....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2018
Trump's team attempts to reassure markets Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's job is safe
Trump administration officials moved to reassure financial markets that Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's job is safe following a report that said President Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed firing the central bank chief after last week's Fed rate hike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2018
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's bid to calm markets risks making bad situation worse
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin looked to quash big-bank worries over plunging stock markets and reports that President Donald Trump might move on his Federal Reserve chief by assuring the financial community Sunday that market liquidity is in good shape.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 22, 2018
Trump said to discuss firing Fed chief Powell after irked by latest rate hike
President Donald Trump has discussed firing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as his frustration with the central bank chief intensified following the past week's interest rate hike and months of stock market losses, according to four people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
U.S. job growth jumps; annual wage gain biggest since 2009
U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9½ years, pointing to further labor market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in December.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2018
U.S. manufacturers say tariffs are pushing prices higher: Fed
U.S. factories have raised their prices because of tariffs, although inflation has appeared modest or moderate in most parts of the country, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in its latest report on the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2018
Will inflation kill the U.S. economy?
Inflation is back. What do we do about it? For starters: Don't ignore it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2018
Does the Fed need a new playbook?
Just because the U.S. can overhaul its central bank doesn't mean it should.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2018
Why we need to talk about a bubble
The prolonged program of quantitative easing has sent asset prices soaring, even if traditional signs of inflation are muted.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2017
Central banks quietly trim stimulus while hoping to maintain global growth
Central bankers are gingerly trying to take away the punch bowl without interrupting the party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2017
Thank Yellen for strong U.S. economy
Most of the departing Fed chair's judgments seem on the mark.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 5, 2017
Alan Greenspan's 'conundrum' said revived as banks mollycoddle markets
Alan Greenspan's conundrum is back, and central bankers' new-found love of treating markets with kid gloves is playing a large part.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2017
Beware a U.S. economic boom — really
U.S economic history suggests that a boom economy now could create bigger problems down the road.
EDITORIALS
Nov 7, 2017
Continuity, with a twist, at the U.S. Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell will provide more continuity than change in policy at the world's most influential central bank.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2017
The U.S. will soon have a new Fed chairman, but who is he?
Who is Jerome Powell, the man most likely to become the world's most important economic policymaker?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 2, 2017
Trump said to pick Jerome Powell as Fed chairman, replacing Janet Yellen
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell to the top job at the U.S. central bank, according to four people familiar with the decision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2017
Trump sours on Cohn for Fed chair, looks at several candidates: sources
President Donald Trump is considering many candidates to head up the Federal Reserve and has soured on nominating his top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, to lead the central bank, according to sources close to the White House and an administration official.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2017
As Yellen and Draghi head to Jackson Hole confab, inflation goals elude on both sides of Atlantic
As the world's top central bankers gather in Wyoming this week, their relief about a stronger global economy will be tempered by a growing unease that inflation remains inexplicably low.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 12, 2017
Trump reportedly may replace Yellen at Fed with economic council head Gary Cohn, ex-Goldman Sachs president
U.S. President Donald Trump is increasingly unlikely to nominate Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen for a second term next year, and National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is the leading candidate to succeed her, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing four people close to the process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 16, 2017
BOJ stays the course, leaves monetary policy unchanged after Fed hike
The Bank of Japan kept its unprecedented monetary easing program unchanged on Thursday, just hours after the Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate, increasing the policy divergence between the two central banks.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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