Tag: Stanley Fisher

• Thursday, September 7th 2017 - 18:39 UTC

  Stanley Fischer is stepping down from the Federal Reserve next month

  

  The United States Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer will resign next month for personal reasons, leaving a fourth vacancy on the seven-member Fed governing board. Fischer is a widely-respected economist who taught at MIT, was head of the Bank of Israel for eight years and vice chairman at Citigroup.

• Monday, October 10th 2016 - 10:35 UTC

  Fed vice chairman sees the anti-globalization political speech as main threat to trade and growth

  

  Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said a rising tide of opposition to international trade and integration threatens global growth. Global trade this year will grow at the slowest pace since 2007, according to the World Trade Organization.

• Wednesday, September 2nd 2015 - 08:30 UTC

  Despite China, for the Fed and BoE, an interest rate raise still on the table

  

  United States inflation will likely rebound as pressure from the dollar fades, allowing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates gradually, Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said on Saturday in a speech careful not to overreact to a possible Chinese slowdown.

• Monday, August 11th 2014 - 22:24 UTC

  Global economic recovery remains 'disappointing' says Fed's Vice Chairman

  

  US Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said that the economic recovery has been and remains “disappointing” and made it clear that he expects monetary policy to continue to play a significant role in encouraging growth in the future.

• Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:32 UTC

  Easy-monetary policy advocates join the Federal Reserve; Fischer confirmed vice-chairman

  

  The US Senate confirmed on Thursday Stanley Fischer to be vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and approved Jerome Powell and Lael Brainard as members of the central bank's board, bolstering the Fed as it prepares to wind down its extraordinary stimulus.

• Friday, May 30th 2014 - 05:06 UTC

  Stanley Fischer sworn in as member of the US Federal Reserve

  

  Former Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve's board this week, buttressing the U.S. central bank's depleted policymaking ranks as officials map out plans to exit from their extraordinary stimulus.

• Thursday, May 22nd 2014 - 00:31 UTC

  Fed minutes confirm a retreat from easy monetary policy; concerns regarding job creation

  

  Federal Reserve policymakers last month began laying groundwork for an eventual retreat from easy monetary policy with a discussion of how to best control interest rates as they remove trillions of dollars from the financial system.

• Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 11:04 UTC

  President Obama names Stanley Fischer vice-chair of the Federal Reserve

  

  US President Barack Obama Friday nominated former Israeli central bank governor and renowned economist Stanley Fischer as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, completing a shakeup of the board's leadership.