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The Fed
What’s the Fed saying about interest rates? We asked a linguist
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 20, 2019
Jessica Rett of UCLA helps us parse the central bank's language.
Why the Fed's balance sheet is making markets nervous
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Jan 3, 2019
Robert Kaplan, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, on Thursday told Bloomberg that the Fed ought to think about slowing down how quickly it’s shrinking its balance sheet. What’s a balance sheet? It’s a ledger of the Fed’s assets and liabilities that, in the middle of the financial crisis, the Fed expanded as […]
In a strong job market, some fed up workers are "ghosting" their employers
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Phoebe Unterman
Dec 14, 2018
So many workers are disappearing without even a text message that they've caught the Fed's attention.
How the Fed has changed
Jul 12, 2018
A brief look at how five Fed chairs shifted the culture of the central bank.
Fed Chair Jay Powell: We’re “independent of political considerations”
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 12, 2018
In a 30 minute conversation, Chairman Powell discusses tariffs, political pressure on the Fed and wage stagnation.
New York Fed names John Williams as its next president
by
Kai Ryssdal
Apr 3, 2018
He will play an important role in the future Federal Open Market Committee decisions.
Williams picked as next president of New York Fed
Apr 3, 2018
He succeeded Janet Yellen as chair of the San Francisco Federal Reserve in 2015.
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Workers from out of state and other countries have helped Texas, study says
by
Renata Sago
Apr 3, 2018
The Texas economy has grown about twice as fast as the rest of the country over the past decade, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. And a new report by the Dallas Fed finds one reason is that immigrants are helping to power the state’s economy. Click the audio player above to hear […]
Fed raises key rate and foresees 2 more hikes this year
Mar 21, 2018
The Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.
The Fed rethinks its inflation target
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Tracey Samuelson
Jan 9, 2018
The Federal Reserve has two main jobs: maximize employment and keep prices stable. That second piece, stable prices, has meant the Fed tries to keep inflation at 2 percent. Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke made that target the explicit goal about six years ago, but it’s been unofficial far longer than that. Lots of other […]