/tags/interest-rates Interest Rates en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:42:10 GMT /economy-business/2023-03-24/st-louis-economy-is-noticeably-different-a-year-into-the-feds-interest-rate-hikes “The sectors of the economy where people are borrowing money, those are the sectors that have seen the most immediate effects of these interest rate increases,” said a local economist. Fri, 24 Mar 2023 20:42:10 GMT /economy-business/2023-03-24/st-louis-economy-is-noticeably-different-a-year-into-the-feds-interest-rate-hikes Eric Schmid /economy-business/2015-03-05/protest-calls-for-fed-to-focus-on-employment-would-that-help What recovery?That was the question being asked Thursday by a small group of activists outside the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.About a dozen… Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:33:13 GMT /economy-business/2015-03-05/protest-calls-for-fed-to-focus-on-employment-would-that-help Maria Altman /economy-business/2013-11-26/commentary-when-will-the-fed-raise-rates This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon. - The Senate Banking Committee, in a 14-8 vote, recently sent to the full Senate, President… Tue, 26 Nov 2013 12:41:15 GMT /economy-business/2013-11-26/commentary-when-will-the-fed-raise-rates R.W. Hafer /government-politics-issues/2013-06-25/commentary-the-upside-of-rising-interest-rates This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2013: Looking at stock prices over the past few months, May 22 stands out. That was the… Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:45:28 GMT /government-politics-issues/2013-06-25/commentary-the-upside-of-rising-interest-rates R.W. Hafer /economy-business/2012-06-07/commentary-government-should-refrain-from-economic-tricks This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 7, 2012 - The May jobs report did little to dispel the notion that the U.S. economy is in a… Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:00:02 GMT /economy-business/2012-06-07/commentary-government-should-refrain-from-economic-tricks R.W. Hafer /government-politics-issues/2009-08-27/president-of-federal-reserve-bank-in-st-louis-sees-signs-of-improvement-in-economy This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 27, 2009 - In his quiet, measured way, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of… Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:46:14 GMT /government-politics-issues/2009-08-27/president-of-federal-reserve-bank-in-st-louis-sees-signs-of-improvement-in-economy Mary Delach Leonard /economy-business/2008-12-17/beacon-omics-101-whats-next-0-00-percent-interest-rates This article first appeared in the St Louis Beacon, Dec. 17, 2008 - The Federal Reserve's decision to cut an important interest rate to a record low of… Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:12:09 GMT /economy-business/2008-12-17/beacon-omics-101-whats-next-0-00-percent-interest-rates Mary Delach Leonard /government-politics-issues/2008-10-29/commentary-the-feds-interest-rate-mistake This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 29, 2008 - The Fed's decision to again lower its federal funds rate will not prevent an… Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:05:16 GMT /government-politics-issues/2008-10-29/commentary-the-feds-interest-rate-mistake R.W. Hafer /government-politics-issues/2008-10-09/commentary-the-fed-gets-busy-but-will-actions-calm-fears This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: October 9, 2008 - On Monday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told the National Association for… Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:12:02 GMT /government-politics-issues/2008-10-09/commentary-the-fed-gets-busy-but-will-actions-calm-fears R.W. Hafer /government-politics-issues/2008-06-25/commentary-the-federal-reserve-should-act-against-inflation This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: June 25, 2008 - The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced on June 25 that it would hold the… Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:18:43 GMT /government-politics-issues/2008-06-25/commentary-the-federal-reserve-should-act-against-inflation R.W. Hafer