Politics Oct 09 2 Federal Reserve officials say spike in bond yields may allow central bank to leave rates alone By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
World Sep 12 Lebanon’s Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies amid economic crisis The spokesman of the crisis-hit country's Gas Station Owners' Syndicate told The Associated Press on Monday that fuel will now be priced in U.S. dollars to the country's black market exchange rate. By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
Economy Jan 20 Federal Reserve report on digital currency centers on banks The Federal Reserve released a highly anticipated report on central bank digital currencies that suggested it is leaning toward having banks and other financial firms, rather than the Fed itself, manage digital accounts for customers. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Nation Jan 09 We’re adding jobs like it’s 1999, but American workers just can’t get a raise The final unemployment report of 2014, released Friday morning, ended a solid year of payroll gains. But despite December's additional 252,000 jobs and the lowest unemployment rate since 2008, wages aren't rising. In fact, average hourly earnings fell in December,… 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
Oct 29 The Fed’s dual mandate in song: it’s ‘harder than you’ll ever know’ By Jon Shayne As the Federal Reserve's policy committee ends its two-day meeting Wednesday, Nashville money manager Jon Shayne (aka econo-crooner Merle Hazard) releases his latest music video bemoaning the central bank's "Dual Mandate" to, on the one hand, keep prices stable, and,… Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch News Wrap: Fighting Escalates in Damascus, Pulitzer Winning Columnist Dies at 76 In other news on Tuesday, in Syria, fighting between government forces and rebels escalated in Damascus. Hundreds of people fled into neighboring Turkey and Jordan, where the British foreign secretary toured the scene. Also, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Has Fed Done All It Can to Prop Up U.S. Economy? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday that the central bank is prepared to take new action to help the sagging economy if needed. Jeffrey Brown talks to economists Paul Krugman and Douglas Holtz-Eakin about whether the Fed is doing… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Shields and Brooks on White House’s Economic Predictions, Beck Rally Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks analyze the week's top news including economic slowdown concerns, the Federal Reserve's role in propping up the U.S. economy, how John McCain staved off primary opposition and what to expect from weekend rallies in… Continue watching
Sep 09 What Has Been Done to Insulate the U.S. From Systemic Risks Overseas? By Business Desk Question: Chairman Bernanke mentioned in the News Hour forum back in July that the key trigger to Depression 1.0 was the failure of a large central European bank. With Austrian and other banks in deep distress (I believe Austrian banks… Continue reading