Jim Bullard

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, James Bullard, delivered hawkish remarks in an exclusive interview with Reuters on Tuesday, saying that interest rates should rise to 5.5-5.75% range. Here are the main takeaways from Bullard's interview: Bullard continues to envision a...

As Fed officials propose new hikes in interest rates, consumers have taken to “Buy Now, Pay Later” lending platforms. Are these platforms a haven or a burden on the tightening budgets of the American middle class? More Rate Hikes Coming, But Likely Smaller While the markets are...

At 10:00 p.m. EST Feb. 14, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) broke up from a bull flag pattern, which Benzinga called out on Sunday, on higher-than-average volume and on Tuesday morning was surging over 4% higher. Between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, the crypto was forming a bull flag pattern on the...

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday as the Dow Jones index traded lower by 206 points before recouping most of these losses. However, the index closed the day in negative territory for the sixth straight day, despite encouraging U.S. labor data being reported. Speaking to Bloomberg, St. Louis...

U.S. stocks rose to close the day with moderate gains despite a larger than expected increase in jobless claims. “The end of 2015 Q1 is still my preferred liftoff date,” St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard told The Wall Street Journal. The end of the first quarter is ahead of the...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors digested comments coming from head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Fed's Jim Bullard said that the 2.9 percent decline in the first quarter GDP is “giving me heartburn.” Bullard added that the worse than expected figure...

U.S. markets rose for the fourth straight session as investors positively digested comments coming from the St. Louis Fed. Jim Bullard, the St. Louis Fed chief said that inflation is low but moving back toward the two percent target. As such, Bullard argued that the Federal Reserve Open...

U.S. stocks rose for the fourth-consecutive day as investors found plenty of positives in today's ADP National Employment Report released today. As a result, the S&P 500 hit new all time highs of 1,893.17 while the Dow remains just a few small points away from its all time highs. The next...

According to Jim Bullard, the chances of the Fed tapering have increased due to recent labor market data. “There is no widely accepted reason why inflation is running as low as it is in the face of extraordinarily accommodative policy for the Fed,” he added. The St. Louis Fed chief added that...