Economy Dec 12 After year of interest rate hikes, Wall Street ticks higher ahead of next Fed meeting By Stan Choe, Associated Press
Nation Sep 21 Watch 4:51 As Fed raises interest rates to combat inflation, central banks around the world follow The Federal Reserve raised interest rates once again, adding to the sharpest series of hikes since the 1980s. So far, the Fed has increased rates by three points this year and Chair Jerome Powell says there's more to come. Other… By Paul Solman
Economy Jul 08 The yen is rising. What happens if Japan tries to push its currency down? Faced with a strong yen, Japan might look to manipulate its currency. Here's what might happen if the country decides to do so. By Benn Steil, Emma Smith
Economy Jul 07 Is Brexit a serious blow to the UK economy? This former central banker doesn’t think so Mervyn King, the former Bank of England governor who oversaw the ‘08 financial crisis, discusses how Britain’s exit from the UK will affect the world banking system and the global economy. By Making Sen$e Editor
Economy Jun 29 Column: The monetary bubble to end all bubbles is coming The world’s central banks are likely to vastly increase their money creation, resulting in the biggest monetary bubble ever, with perhaps $100 trillion more new money on its way into the global economy, predicts economist Terry Burnham. By Terry Burnham
Mar 10 Here’s a finger-picking bluegrass song about the Fed’s plan for interest rates By Jon Shayne What do a fiddle, a barn dance and a bale of hay have to do with the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy? A whole lot, says Merle Hazard, who's written yet another finger-picking country song about the economy. Continue reading
Mar 10 How do negative interest rates work anyway? By Mohamed El-Erian The European Central Bank just lowered their interest rates further into negative territory. But how do negative interest rates anyway?… Continue reading
Mar 04 Why this is only the beginning of the fight over the Fed By Simone Pathe Observers on both sides of the aisle agree that partisan bickering, especially over the Federal Reserve, is at an all-time high. Look for the debate over the Fed to play a key role in upcoming presidential nominating contests, says former… Continue reading
Jan 22 Will Super Mario save Europe’s bacon? By Simone Pathe European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday announced an unprecedented plan to purchase 60 billion euros a month in the EU's first stab at quantitative easing. Making Sen$e breaks down how bond purchases work and turns to the Council… Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch Soaring Markets Reveal Clues About Big Banks’ Levels of Trust, Comfort The Federal Reserve teamed up with other central banks to ease a growing credit crunch threatening the world's financial systems. Jeffrey Brown discusses the move and the market's reaction with Catherine Mann of Brandeis University and author David Smick. Continue watching