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Federal Reserve on track to cut rates this year with ‘no sign of recession,’ claims Powell

February 7, 2024 The North State Journal

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference about the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo) WASHINGTON — Chair Jerome Powell said […]

GOP lawmakers accuse Fed of being lax before bank failure

April 9, 2023 The North State Journal

Federal Reserve Board of Governors Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on recent bank failures, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) […]

Fed’s Kashkari: Jobs report shows why more rate hikes needed

November 13, 2022 The North State Journal

FILE – Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari speaks the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in New York. The solid U.S. jobs report for October underscores why the Federal Reserve […]

Two Democratic senators oppose Powell as Fed chair

November 19, 2021 The North State Journal

FILE – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Inequality can prevent the U.S. economy from reaching its potential, Federal […]

Fed’s Powell: There’s no returning to pre-pandemic economy

August 19, 2021 The North State Journal

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell testifies before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, Thursday, July 15, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (AP […]

Fed expects to keep its key rate near zero through 2023

March 17, 2021 The North State Journal

FILE – In this Dec. 1, 2020 file photo, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Fed survey released Wednesday, March 3, 2021, […]

Fed keeps rate near zero and sees brighter economy in 2021

December 16, 2020 The North State Journal

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that […]

Fed slashes rates to near zero, eases bank lending rules

March 15, 2020 The North State Journal

FILE – In this Jan. 29, 2020 file photo Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. The Federal Reserve believes that downside risks […]

Powell: Economy looks resilient despite risk of China virus

February 11, 2020 The North State Journal

CARTER & CHOE: The U.S. ally that figured out China’s gameplan long before Washington
Washington has spent decades talking about the U.S.-Japan alliance in military terms. Carrier groups. Missile defense. Deterrence. Those things matter enormously. But the alliance runs far deeper than defense planning, and right now the economic […]
Category 5: Hurricanes, Golden Knights look to take Cup final lead
LAS VEGAS — After two thrilling games to start the Stanley Cup final, the series between the Hurricanes and Golden Knights shifts to Vegas with Saturday’s Game 3. Carolina knotted the series with its overtime […]
Greensboro aerospace startup adjusts timeline, stays intact
GREENSBORO — Less than a year after announcing plans for a $4.7 billion manufacturing campus at Piedmont Triad International Airport, aerospace startup JetZero has pushed back part of its hiring timeline while maintaining its long-term […]
Trump administration announces grant competition to reinvest in civic education
RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a grant competition called the American History and Civics – National Activities Program. The program will support grantees and provide educators […]
SHAPIRO: No, Iran and China are not ‘winning’
For years, much of the American media has operated under a peculiar assumption — that the best way to confront adversaries such as China and Iran is to accommodate them. If the United States applies […]
Duke professor, students build robot that instantly sees in any direction
DURHAM — A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world — in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that look like […]