Jun 14 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: Mueller meets with senators on Russia probe By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Wednesday, leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee held their first meeting with Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 election. That followed a day of speculation about Mueller's future. Also, the… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 6:04 News Wrap: Russian officials, hackers charged in Yahoo case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, two Russian intelligence officers and two cyber hackers have been charged in a Yahoo data breach that compromised 500 million accounts. Also, the Federal Reserve announced that short-term interest rates are going up again, for… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 4:05 Why the Fed raised rates and how it affects consumers By PBS News Hour After years of holding interest rates at a near-zero level, the Federal Reserve has entered a new phase of confidence in the "robustness of the economy and its resilience to shocks," according to Fed Chair Janet Yellen. Jeffrey Brown takes… Continue watching
Mar 15 Federal Reserve raises key interest rate after solid jobs report By Kristen Doerer For the second time in three months, the Federal Reserve decided to raise its key interest rate a quarter point today. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 4:03 News Wrap: Yellen signals another Fed interest rate hike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Janet Yellen, chair of the Federal Reserve, is sending the strongest signal yet that short-term interest rates are going up again -- this month. Also, former journalist Juan Thompson was arrested in St. Louis for… Continue watching
Feb 14 Yellen: Expect Fed to resume raising rates in coming months By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen pointed Tuesday to a solid U.S. job market and economy and said the Fed will likely resume raising interest rates in the next few months. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 4:32 Raising interest rate, Fed sees stronger economy and faces uncertain policy By PBS News Hour The Federal Reserve hiked a benchmark interest rate on Wednesday. Largely expected but only the second time since 2008, it was a big deal for Fed Chair Janet Yellen to make the announcement. Why now? Jeffrey Brown speaks with Diane… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Fed will keep key interest rate near record lows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it will hold on keeping a key, short-term interest rate near record lows. Chair Janet Yellen suggested a hike was likely before year’s end. Also, the crisis in Syria took center… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss… Continue watching
Jan 12 Senate rejects Rand Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ legislation By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Senate on Tuesday blocked legislation calling for tougher audits of the Federal Reserve. Continue reading