Nation Jun 22 Remembering the legacy of Alan Greenspan, 'maestro' of the U.S. economy By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes
Economy Jun 22 Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100 Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. He was 100. By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Nation Nov 20 Taking selfies and talking inequality, has Janet Yellen gone too far? Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen hosted a rare meeting with community organizers and low-wage workers at the Fed Friday. And last month, she delivered a controversial speech on inequality and posed for selfies with the jobless. Like other Fed chairs… By Simone Pathe
Nation Nov 06 From Alan Greenspan to Justin Wolfers, economists consider the Fed's 'Dual Mandate' On the eve of the release of October's employment data, which will paint the first official portrait of the labor market since the Federal Reserve ended quantitative easing last week, Making Sen$e turns to top economists, many of them former… By Simone Pathe
Economy Nov 29 Doesn't Social Security Pay For Itself, Since it's Taken Out of My Paycheck? The following email comes via the PBS Ombudsman: Name: Phyllis Koch Question: I am constantly frustrated as I listen to your interviewers and commentators talk about deficits/budgets/where to cut and always including Social Security. Social Security is always mentioned… By Elizabeth Shell
Nov 29 Doesn't Social Security Pay for Itself, Since It's Taken Out of My Paycheck? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: The following email comes via the PBS Ombudsman: Name: Phyllis Koch Question:… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Greenspan Says Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Lapse, Warns on Budget Deficit Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan talks to Jeffrey Brown as part of a series of conversations on the debate over tax cuts. Continue watching
Dec 16 Making Sen$e of 2010: Conventional Wisdoms That May Be Wrong By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What is the economic conventional wisdom with which you most disagree?… Continue reading
Aug 17 Wessel Answers Questions on the Changing Fed By Carolyn O'Hara A year after Wall Street went into a tailspin, the Fed continues to take unprecedented steps to revive the economy. David Wessel has penned a book about Ben Bernanke and the changing role of the Fed. He answered questions in… Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch Crisis Turned Federal Reserve Into Fourth Branch of Government, Author Says "In Fed We Trust" author David Wessel discusses how the central bank reacted to the financial crisis and its changing role in setting U.S. and global financial policy. Continue watching