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Monetary policy
Kyla Scanlon wants to remind us that "people are the economy"
by
Kyla Scanlon
May 30, 2024
Scanlon explains her philosophy of economic education in this excerpt from her book, "In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work."
Inflation and politics have always been connected
May 21, 2024
Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.
Pandemic stimulus spending boosted the economy. What happens now that it's over?
by
Justin Ho
Nov 13, 2023
The government's fiscal policy is fairly neutral now for a reason: More stimulus spending could hurt the Fed's fight against inflation.
Fed is nearing a point when it is not a matter of raising rates, but how long to keep them high, says Chicago Fed CEO Austan Goolsbee
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Sep 7, 2023
There is growing confidence that the Fed can pull off lowering inflation without a recession, said Chicago Fed CEO Austan Goolsbee.
Milton Friedman’s “long and variable lag,” explained
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 24, 2023
A concept popularized by Milton Friedman in the 1960s still influences how the Fed talks about monetary policy today.
The rise of the regional Fed speech
Jul 17, 2023
As the prominence of regional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents has increased over the years, so has the allure of their speeches.
With new government hires, Turkey may be headed back to economic sanity
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Ariana Rosas
and Jarrett Dang
Jun 9, 2023
Recently re-elected President Erdogan's appointments to top government positions may signal a return to normal economic policy.
For public good, not for profit.
"We're right at the beginning of the hard part" of taming inflation, Atlanta Fed CEO says
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
May 24, 2023
Raphael Bostic says the Fed needs to stay focused on its goal of slowing down the economy and reducing inflation to its 2% target.
What to look for in the Fed's latest meeting minutes
Apr 12, 2023
Fed watchers pore over the document in minute detail in search of clues about future rate hikes.
Why we're paying extra attention to senior loan officers right now
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Andie Corban
Apr 11, 2023
The recent banking turmoil could further tighten credit conditions and slow down the economy.