Federal Reserve System

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appears before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in July. The Fed is facing a key decision of when to start withdrawing some of the stimulus it has provided to markets during the pandemic.

Economy

It's Called The Bond Taper. Yes, It's Geeky. But This Is Why You Should Know About It

6:38pm August 23, 2021

by David Gura

The Federal Reserve has provided massive support to markets through the pandemic. Now it faces a tricky decision: how to start removing some of that help without triggering a market sell-off.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference in Washington earlier this month. The Fed announced late Wednesday a new lending facility to back money market mutual funds battered by the coronavirus crisis.

Economy

Federal Reserve Establishes Lending Facility To Back Up Money Market Mutual Funds

9:21am March 19, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The Fed will receive $10 billion from the Treasury Department to cover potential losses in loans made to eligible financial institutions, to backstop the money market mutual fund industry.