Economy Aug 27 Simon Johnson Previews Next Month’s G20 Meeting in Pittsburgh Editor’s note: Next month, on September 24 and 25, world leaders will convene in Pittsburgh for the annual G20 summit. Atop the agenda: how to get the world economy firmly on the path to recovery. In today’s video conversation,…
Economy Aug 26 Simon Johnson on Consumer Protection Editor’s note: Today’s segment in our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, focuses on the Obama administration’s plan to reform consumer protections for financial products. At one point,…
Economy Aug 25 Simon Johnson on Bank Bonuses and ‘Too Big to Fail’ Editor’s note: The clip today in our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, which Paul Krugman calls a “must read,” concerns whether bank bonuses are deserved and whether…
Economy Aug 24 Simon Johnson on Jobs in the Recovery Editor’s note: As part of our continuing series of video conversations with economist Simon Johnson, author of the popular Baseline Scenario blog, which Paul Krugman calls a “must read,” today’s clip features a discussion between Paul and Simon…
Economy Aug 21 Simon Johnson on the Falling Dollar Editor’s Note: This week, we’re featuring video conversations with Simon Johnson, former chief economist at the IMF, now at the Peterson Institute and MIT, and author of…
Economy Aug 20 Simon Johnson on Economic Green Shoots Editor’s Note: For the next week, we’ll be featuring video conversations here on the Business Desk with one of our favorite economists, Simon Johnson, former chief economist at the IMF, now at the…
Economy Aug 11 Did Hank Paulson Just Want to Save Goldman Sachs? Question: [In the Bernanke on the Record forum hosted by the NewsHour,] Chairman Bernanke did not mention the bailout of Goldman Sachs — the first bank to receive such funds. Was it more critical to the survival of the…
Economy Jul 30 Tales From the Fed: Blinder on Fed Transparency Paul Solman: The Federal Reserve has long had a reputation for being secretive. Its closed-door policy has fueled suspicions and countless conspiracy theories since the central bank was established nearly a century ago. And since the Fed has moved rapidly…
Economy Jul 29 What About Banks That Didn’t Take TARP Money? Question: Thank you for your illuminating illustration of the fiasco involving our banks on PBS. How many banks in this country did not take TARP money and why…
Economy Jul 28 Tales From the Fed: Blinder on the Fallout from Lehman’s Failure Paul Solman: All this week, we’re posting excerpts of interviews we did with former Fed officials on the economic crisis and the Fed’s evolving role in the economy. The series is in conjunction with the NewsHour’s hour-long public forum…