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Janet Yellen, the chairwoman of the Federal Reserve, was delivering the annual Gamble Memorial Lecture in Amherst, Mass., when she had her medical difficulties, according to Reuters news agency. (Associated Press)

Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve chair, requires medical attention after speech

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington in this Wednesday, June 17, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged, citing low inflation

Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 18, 2013 file photo shows the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington. Minutes of the Fed's discussion at its July 29-30, 2014 meeting show that some officials thought the economy was improving enough that the Fed would need "to call for a relatively prompt move" toward reducing the support it has been providing. Otherwise, they felt the Fed risked overshooting its targets for unemployment and inflation. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

BIJAN KHEZRI: What the Federal Reserve should do

By Bijan Khezri

Scamming the Banks Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ED FEULNER: Trafficking in budget gimmicks to pay for Highway Trust Fund

By Ed Feulner

This Aug. 9, 2011, file photo shows a Wall Street street sign near the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

U.S. stocks open modestly lower, led by energy sector

By Ken Sweet - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 15, 2012 file photo, a Chinese woman poses for photos near a sculpture depicting a Chinese yuan note at an art district in Beijing, China. China devalued its tightly controlled currency on Tuesday, Aug. 11,2015, following a slump in trade, triggering the yuan's biggest one-day decline in a decade. The central bank said the yuan's 1.3 percent fall was due to a change aimed at making its exchange rate controls more market-oriented. But any change raises the risk of tensions with China's trading partners. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

China’s yuan devaluation: Beijing’s currency moves explained

By Paul Wiseman - Associated Press

In this Thursday, June 18, 2015, file photo, from left, Sgt. Garret Baganz, Spc. Tyler Sonsoucie and Spc. Ian Sokol work on a ecotech engine during an automotive skills class at Fort Hood, Texas. The men are participants in Shifting Gears, a program sponsored by General Motors that teaches automotive skills and tries to match participants with dealerships around the country. (Deborah Cannon/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)

U.S. employers added 215,000 jobs in July; 5.3 percent unemployment

By Josh Boak - Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington in this Wednesday, June 17, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Fed is likely to delay 1st rate hike in 9 years a bit longer

By Martin Crutsinger - Associated Press

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at his South Carolina campaign kickoff rally in Bluffton, S.C., on July 21, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

STEVE DEACE: This might be the only way to stop Donald Trump

By Steve Deace

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's new highway spending bill is already on the skids, with both Democrats and Republicans questioning $47 billion in fees and penalties the legislation counts on to fund new road-building over the next three years. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell’s new highway bill is already on the skids with Dems and GOP

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

With Hillary Rodham Clinton on the campaign trail again, the housing crisis seems to be a distant memory. She hasn't addressed it or what her plans would be for Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Those within the industry, however, say reforms need to be made. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s ties to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac loom as liabilities in 2016 bid

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

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L. TODD WOOD: Bondzilla: He’s tired of waiting

By L. Todd Wood

Illustration on the Obama economy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama economy proves liberal policy solutions wrong

By Donald Lambro

FILE - In this March 18, 2015 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference at the end of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington. Federal Reserve policymakers conclude their two-day meeting to set interest rates on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

PETER MORICI: Jobs growth could push Fed to raise interest rates, risk recession

By Peter Morici

Illustration on the damaging intrusions of the CFPB by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICK BERMAN: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hurts more than it helps

By Rick Berman

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen attends a Board of Governors meeting at the Federal Reserve in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. The meeting is to discuss a final rulemaking to implement a quantitative liquidity requirement in the United States as well as a proposed rule on margin requirements for non-cleared swaps of prudentially regulated swap entities. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

PETER MORICI: Why the Fed may (almost) never raise interest rates

By Peter Morici