Pre-Federal Reserve, The First Bank Of The United States Kept Its Cool

America at 250 could look at the best examples of public service—public service in which the governmental institution expired ...
PBS

The history and purpose of The Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the U.S. But why do we even have it in the first place? 'The Fed' regulates inflation and employment by adjusting monetary policy. It prevents economic ...
Cold Fusion on MSNOpinion

This Is the Hidden History Behind the Federal Reserve

Bankers played a pivotal role in creating the Federal Reserve, far beyond public knowledge. Through secret negotiations and ...
The Economist

A short history of political meddling with the Federal Reserve

DONALD TRUMP thinks dimly of America’s central bank. When he was president, he berated the Federal Reserve for keeping interest rates higher than he wanted, fuming that Jerome Powell, its chair, could ...
Berkshire Eagle

Presidents have a long history of Fed bashing

Many on Wall Street are horrified that a presidential candidate might want to erode the independence of the Fed. Some have even called the idea the biggest threat to the U.S. economy. Any student of ...
The Motley Fool

The Fed's Meeting Minutes Just Echoed Concerns Not Heard Since Alan Greenspan in 1996. History Says This Could Be Both Great and Terrible for the S&P 500

Investors are parsing Federal Reserve meeting minutes to gain greater insight into how members of the Fed are viewing the economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is a committee of the ...