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Why should you care when the Fed hikes its benchmark interest rate?
Dec 14, 2016
A quarter-percent actually means a lot, and it's just the beginning.
A Fed rate hike this week is likely — but what lies ahead for 2017?
Dec 13, 2016
When it comes to interest rate hikes, it’s never a done deal until it’s actually done. However, it’s a near certainty that the Fed will raise rates when it meets today and tomorrow. What the interest rate outlook will be for 2017, under a Trump presidency, is far less clear.
Why the Fed is changing interest-rate goals
Nov 21, 2016
The interest rate target is worryingly low.
Janet Yellen is not quitting anytime soon
by
Kai Ryssdal
Nov 17, 2016
The president-elect has accused her of being corrupt without providing any evidence, but she's planning to serve out her term.
Home building’s up, but mortgage costs could go up too
Nov 17, 2016
Today's housing start numbers are a sign there's demand in a market that's still feeling the financial crisis and the housing bust.
Pop quiz: What positions will the next prez appoint?
Oct 20, 2016
D.C. tourists think the Supreme Court, not the Fed.
How Alan Greenspan transformed the Fed
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Kai Ryssdal
Oct 11, 2016
Kai Ryssdal talks with Sebastian Mallaby about his new book “The Man Who Knew: The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan”
For public good, not for profit.
Yellen says no, the Fed isn't keeping rates low to help Obama
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Kai Ryssdal
Sep 21, 2016
The Federal Reserve chair was asked about Donald Trump's allegations four times at Wednesday's presser.
A boring segment of the stock market is on fire
Sep 19, 2016
With bond yields low, investors are flocking to dividend-paying funds.
Should banks get an early peek at stress tests?
Sep 15, 2016
A new report argues the process for developing the tests should be more open.