/tags/federal-reserve Federal Reserve en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:23:26 GMT /environment/2021-02-02/feds-new-climate-change-committee-could-help-western-communities-gauge-risk The U.S. Federal Reserve has created its first committee to research the financial risks posed by climate change. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:23:26 GMT /environment/2021-02-02/feds-new-climate-change-committee-could-help-western-communities-gauge-risk Madelyn Beck /npr-news/2020-03-03/dow-plunges-nearly-800-points-despite-fed-rescue-attempt The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by the largest amount since the 2008 financial crisis, but the emergency move failed to mollify investors worried about the coronavirus epidemic. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:43:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-03-03/dow-plunges-nearly-800-points-despite-fed-rescue-attempt Jim Zarroli, Scott Horsley /business/2016-03-03/colorados-economic-growth-still-uneven Colorado's economic fortunes are often told as a success story. Statewide unemployment was 3.5 percent in December 2015, and, according to the latest鈥� Thu, 03 Mar 2016 19:38:49 GMT /business/2016-03-03/colorados-economic-growth-still-uneven Stephanie Paige Ogburn /business/2015-09-14/farm-income-falling-putting-the-rural-economy-on-edge Farmers in the Midwest are facing a situation they haven鈥檛 seen in years. Grain prices are down. After some of the most lucrative growing seasons they鈥檝e鈥� Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:59:50 GMT /business/2015-09-14/farm-income-falling-putting-the-rural-economy-on-edge Harvest Public Media /business/2015-07-09/housing-in-colorado-isnt-as-unaffordable-as-it-was-pre-recession Housing affordability comes down to more than just prices. Affordability is a mix of household income, home prices, and interest rates.While steep鈥� Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:00:00 GMT /business/2015-07-09/housing-in-colorado-isnt-as-unaffordable-as-it-was-pre-recession Stephanie Paige Ogburn /npr-news/2014-09-26/former-fed-bank-examiner-says-secret-tapes-show-fed-leniency The former Fed employee recorded 46 hours of meetings using a small device on her keychain. The concern, says ProPublica reporter Jake Bernstein, is the Fed may be too cozy with banks it oversees. Fri, 26 Sep 2014 09:06:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-09-26/former-fed-bank-examiner-says-secret-tapes-show-fed-leniency /npr-news/2013-12-23/a-locked-door-a-secret-meeting-and-the-birth-of-the-fed The creation of America's central bank includes a bunch of bankers locked in a private library and a secret trip to a place called Jekyll Island. Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:43:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-12-23/a-locked-door-a-secret-meeting-and-the-birth-of-the-fed Robert Smith, Jacob Goldstein /npr-news/2013-09-18/fed-says-it-will-continue-stimulus-markets-reach-new-highs The Federal Reserve was widely anticipated to announce that it was tapering its $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. But, instead, it delivered a surprise that markets embraced joyously. Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:07:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-18/fed-says-it-will-continue-stimulus-markets-reach-new-highs Eyder Peralta /npr-news/2013-09-17/no-inflation-in-sight-as-federal-reserve-policymakers-meet Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August and were up only 1.5 percent from a year earlier. The report seems to fit with the notion that the Federal Reserve has accomplished its objective: Give the economy enough of a lift to keep it moving, but not so much that inflation takes off. Tue, 17 Sep 2013 12:46:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-17/no-inflation-in-sight-as-federal-reserve-policymakers-meet Mark Memmott /npr-news/2013-09-16/with-summers-out-will-obama-turn-to-yellen-for-fed-post Lawrence Summers took himself out of the running. Now the focus turns to whether Obama will pick Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen to be the first woman to run the central bank. Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-09-16/with-summers-out-will-obama-turn-to-yellen-for-fed-post Avie Schneider