Dec 20 The Fed's 'Great Unwind': It Had to Start Somewhere By Jon Shayne Merle Hazard performs "The Great Unwind." This is not our typical post; it's an economics music video. If you saw what the Fed did this week -- or even if you didn't and want to know what the big… Continue reading
Dec 19 What Happened to the Fed's Trillions? They're Back on Deposit...at the Fed! In addition to announcing the beginning of tapering, the Fed on Wednesday strengthened their commitment to keeping the federal funds rate low. File photo courtesy of Jason Reed/Reuters. While the Fed decided Wednesday to begin gradually unwinding their purchase… Continue reading
Dec 18 Watch Wednesday, December 18, 2013 he Federal Reserve announced it would begin to taper its monetary stimulus… Continue watching
Dec 18 Watch Federal Reserve announces pull back on stimulus as Bernanke nears end of tenure Federal Reserve announces pull back on stimulus as Bernanke nears end of tenure… Continue watching
Dec 18 Inside the Sanctum: How the Fed's Open Market Committee Decides What To Do By Simone Pathe In March of 1994, Paul Solman simulated a meeting of the Fed's inner sanctum, the Open Market Committee, with former Fed members. The segment aired on March 23. The day before, the FOMC voted to raise short-term interest rates for… Continue reading
Dec 18 Why the Fed's Low Interest Rates Are Driving Dollars Abroad Ahead of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee announcement about whether the Fed will taper its monetary stimulus program, Making Sense interviewed former Fed economist Catherine Mann, now at the Brandeis International Business School. She doesn't think the Fed will begin… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed's role in the economic recovery To taper stimulus efforts? Examining the Fed's role in the economic recovery… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch Will the Volcker Rule change the culture of Wall Street? Five U.S. regulatory agencies gave final approval to a rule that will bar U.S. banks from trading with their own money for a profit. Jeffrey Brown examines the Volcker Rule and its implications with views from Dennis Kelleher of Better… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy Bubble in the making? How the stock market might not reflect the current economy… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch Fed nominee Yellen defends stimulus efforts before Senate committee Fed nominee Yellen defends stimulus efforts before Senate committee… Continue watching