- Zachary A. Goldfarb
- Staff Writer
Zachary A. Goldfarb is a staff writer covering the White House, focusing on President Obama’s economic, financial and fiscal policy. Previously, he covered financial regulation and government investigations into corporate wrongdoing. He also has written about national housing policy. He graduated from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton, where he was editor-in-chief of The Daily Princetonian. He lives in Washington, D.C.
- After JPMorgan loss, Obama faces pressure on Volcker Rule
- Fed’s Tarullo emerges as banks’ key federal foe on regulating risk
- JPMorgan investment chief Ina Drew to retire
- 3 JPMorgan Chase execs may depart as CEO Jamie Dimon acknowledges ‘terrible, egregious mistake’ on trading
- JPMorgan losses reignite clash between Wall Street and Washington
- White House said to be watching Greece situation
- GAO: Taxpayers could turn $15.1 billion profit on AIG bailout
- Chinese officials willing to open up markets, says U.S. official
- Fed’s Tarullo warns that banking reforms are losing steam
- U.S. considers issuing floating-rate debt
- Threat from mounting public job losses tested Obama’s economic strategy
- Mitt Romney’s aides point to candidate’s lighter side
- Fed rejects new action, sees mixed signals on economy
- Live tweets from Bernanke’s press conference
- Fed likely to stay the course, even as economy appears mixed
- HUD targeted as budget pressures grow
- The political deadlock over national debt
- Fed again adopts wait-and-see approach
- GOP blocks Obama’s effort to end tax breaks for Big Oil
- Jobs Act: White House, Democrats at odds over Obama-backed pro-business bill
- Jim Yong Kim, Dartmouth College president, tapped by Obama to head World Bank
- Deutsche Bank overhauls U.S. subsidiary in response to Dodd-Frank reform law
- On unemployment, is Bernanke aggressive enough?
- A history of the Fed — with 50 slides — by Professor Bernanke
- U.S. makes $25 billion on sale of mortgage-backed securities
- 15 of 19 U.S. banks pass Federal Reserve stress tests
- Fed notes job gains but will keep interest rates near zero
- Fed action unlikely amid mixed economic signals
- Obama unveils new foreclosure measures to resuscitate housing market
- Ben Bernanke strikes cautious tone amid signs economic recovery accelerating
- Bernanke: Economy, job creation likely to stay sluggish for several years
- Local, state and foreign officials attack Volcker Rule
- Obama, Romney offer contrasting tax plans
- Romney, Obama release dueling tax overhaul proposals
- Obama proposes lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent
- U.S. covering millions in Fannie Mae executives’ legal costs
- Fed’s push on housing crosses a line, critics say
- FHFA releases plan for Freddie, Fannie exit
- Obama’s support for export industry leads to clash of U.S. interests
- U.S. expected to hit debt ceiling before 2013, Geithner says
- Fed officials open to stimulus action, minutes show
- Obama budget: Price tag for Wall Street bailout goes up
- Obama budget would double bank tax size
- Obama proposes raising Treasury budget to $14 billion
- Gene B. Sperling: Obama’s jobs creator
- Fed chief warns Congress against hampering growth while cutting debt
- Obama announces new housing refinance plan
- Obama’s push to revive middle class will clash with long-term trends
- 2012 State of the Union analysis: Obama on housing
- Federal Reserve to disclose more details on plans for low interest rates
- Key economic events for the week of Jan. 23
- Fed’s image tarnished by newly released documents
- Obama weighs proposals to reward firms for returning jobs to U.S.
- Obama to ask for $1.2 trillion more in debt
- Obama nominates Democrat Jeremy Stein, Republican Jerome ‘Jay’ Powell to Fed
- Obama to ask for increase in debt ceiling
- Gingrich fails to win spot on Virginia primary ballot
- SEC charges former Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac executives with fraud
- Geithner ‘encouraged’ by Europe’s efforts
- U.S. officials quietly cajole European leaders on debt crisis
- Geithner to meet with European economic leaders
- Government’s role in housing finance a difficult balance
- Credit-rating agencies draw fresh scrutiny
- Wall Street’s resurgent prosperity frustrates its claims, and Obama’s
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- Obama gets win as Congress passes free-trade agreements
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- Obama proposes new taxes on wealthy for half of debt plan
- Obama’s debt-reduction plan: $3 trillion in savings, half from new tax revenue
- Book portrays dysfunction in Obama White House
- Obama, in new debt proposal, won’t put Social Security cuts back on the table
- Obama jobs plan: Economists give good reviews but say more needed on mortgage debt
- Obama announces $447 billion plan to boost economy
- Obama unveils $447 billion jobs plan
- Obama jobs plan could cost $300 billion, include tax cuts, new spending
- Obama’s jobs speech will renew push for spending to boost economy
- Federal government sues major banks over Fannie and Freddie losses
- Princeton economist tapped to head Council of Economic Advisers
- Obama to issue new proposals on job creation, debt reduction
- Obama offers measures to help rural economies
- Obama lauds rural America, announces growth initiatives in Iowa
- On mortgage rates, Obama wants proposal for how government can keep big role
- Obama kicks off Midwest bus tour with harsh words on the economy
- Geithner, Bernanke have little in arsenal to fight new crisis
- U.S, European markets plunge again
- Worst day for world markets since ’08
- Obama seeks to reassure investors as markets plunge worldwide
- Despite pledges from world leaders, global markets continue to fall
- U.S., European officials scramble to calm financial anxiety
- Geithner tells Obama he will remain as Treasury secretary
- Political parties trade blame for downgrade in U.S. credit rating
- Treasury, S&P wrangle minutes before a historic downgrade
- S&P downgrades U.S. credit rating for first time
- Obama’s senior ranks thin on economists as recovery falters
- Senate leaders in agreement on trade deal votes
- White House pursues ways to boost economy
- Debt deal fails to soothe foreign critics
- Debt-ceiling deal risks compromising fragile economic growth
- Treasury making hard choices in case of default
- How a flush country could be in debt trouble
- Three signs that investors are getting nervous about a possible U.S. default
- Obama urges GOP to break ‘stalemate’ over debt talks
- U.S. could avoid default a few days longer, new reports say
- Obama takes political, policy gamble on ‘big deal’
- Wall Street bracing for possible downgrade of U.S. credit
- Debt drama boils down to tale of two men
- Maryland, Virginia warned of risk to credit rating
- White House rejects linking debt limit to balanced budget, threatens veto
- Bipartisan debt ceiling plan explained
- White House threatens veto of debt measure tied to balanced budget amendment
- Obama to nominate Richard Cordray for consumer agency, bypassing Warren
- On debt, credit rating firms flex muscle with downgrade warnings despite U.S. pleas
- Debt debate deadlines: When will we run out of money?
- Debt limit: U.S. outreach to banks, investors over possible default comes up empty
- S&P warns that chance of downgrading U.S. credit rating is 50 percent
- With no debt deal, Obama would face tough choices Aug. 3 about what bills to pay
- Obama will still seek a $4 trillion debt deal despite GOP opposition, aides say Sunday morning
- Jobs report is setback for Obama as reelection campaign looms
- Obama, Democrats not ready to play 14th Amendment card with debt ceiling
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn released from house arrest; sexual assault case in limbo
- Treasury Secretary Geithner considering leaving post after debt talks
- Questions about accuser leave Strauss-Kahn sexual assault case in limbo
- Treasury Secretary Geithner considering leaving post after debt talks
- Obama uses combative new tone to retake reins on economic, foreign policy issues
- U.S., allies to release 60 million barrels from oil reserves
- White House considers CFPB’s Raj Date, an Elizabeth Warren adviser, for top job
- Geithner finds his footing
- Geithner finds his footing
- Obama’s head of economic council, Austan Goolsbee, to leave, plans return to academia
- Lack of Senate confirmation creating a personnel gap, Geithner says
- Economic news is bad for Obama’s reelection bid
- Moody’s: If debt deal fails, U.S. risks credit downgrade
- Obama meets GOP lawmakers at White House; no progress on raising debt limit
- Obama names Bryson as commerce chief
- Obama, GOP unveil competing plans for job growth
- Obama to scale back regulations in effort to spur economic growth
- Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigns as head of IMF
- IMF chief denied bail on attempted rape charge; ‘He is finished,’ colleague says
- Treasury to tap pensions to help fund government
- Arrest of IMF chief raises questions about organization’s leadership amid European debt crisis
- Economic events for the week of May 16
- IMF chief arrested in alleged sex assault, police tell AP
- Dire warnings on debt limit hark back to Reagan
- Obama urges Senate Democrats to remain open to debt-ceiling negotiations
- For high-stakes budget battle, White House’s secret negotiating weapon: Biden?
- Deadline to raise U.S. debt ceiling pushed to Aug. 2, Geithner says
- Obama slams oil company profits as gas prices surge
- Obama slams oil company profits as gas prices surge
- Democrats putting heat on GOP over oil companies
- House panel probes background of S&P decision on U.S. credit
- Obama to Congress: End ‘unwarranted tax breaks’ for oil companies
- Biden’s chief economic adviser leaving administration
- Obama administration officials tried to keep S&P rating at ‘stable’
- U.K. experience with ‘negative’ rating may be instructive for U.S.
- S&P lowers its outlook on U.S. debt; stocks decline
- S&P lowers its outlook on U.S. debt; stocks decline
- Obama to hit road to rally support for debt reduction plan ahead of budget battles
- Deal to raise debt ceiling will require some spending cuts, Obama says
- Echoes of ’80s failure in Obama’s fail-safe budget plan
- Obama meets with Simpson, Bowles on deficit plan
- Obama announces framework for cutting deficit by $4 trillion over 12 years
- Obama risks losing liberals with talk of cutting budget
- Lawmakers urge Obama to accept mandatory restraints on spending
- Obama turns to his bipartisan deficit commission’s blueprint for reducing debt
- Obama’s new approach to deficit reduction to include spending on entitlements
- Government shutdown averted, Obama will lay out plan this week to cut deficit
- Obama to lay out plan this week to cut deficit
- Down payment proposal could make a mountain out of a mortgage
- Obama aide Melody Barnes linking education and economic policy
- Pressure grows to rein in compensation at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- Immelt under heat while addressing GE taxes, nuclear scare
- Immelt under heat while addressing GE taxes, nuclear scare
- Chamber of Commerce pressed to back Obama’s economic plans
- Federal regulators propose 20% down payment for best home mortgages
- GOP lawmakers to unveil own plan to wind down Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
- Daley removes self from search for consumer protection head
- SEC moves to charge Fannie, Freddie execs
- In Brazil, Obama will ask what S. American economy can do for U.S.
- Spike in gas prices offsetting U.S. tax cut, Obama says
- Obama repeats call for Gaddafi to step down, pledges help for Japan
- Taxpayers caught in the middle of costly Fannie lawsuit
- Obama officials, attorneys general closer to terms of possible deal with banks in foreclosure mess
- Federal support for home loans essential, Geithner warns
- Obama has few options to aid strapped states
- Obama report on Fannie, Freddie plan may boost mortgage rates
- Goldman Sachs self-evaluation calls for disclosure of operations
- Financial crisis probe ends with partisan vote on FCIC report
- Insurer claims it was misled by Goldman Sachs on mortgage-backed investment
- White House economist says recovery should continue despite oil prices, European crisis
- Administration proposals to overhaul federal housing role draw fire from left
- Administration proposals to overhaul federal housing role draw fire from left
- Bipartisan support for scrapping Fannie, Freddie draws criticism
- Obama report on Fannie, Freddie plan may boost mortgage rates
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