Feb 04 Watch Emerging markets face new fallout as U.S. Federal Reserve scales back By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 03 Princeton's Alan Blinder gives old friend Ben Bernanke an A- By Alan Blinder As Janet Yellen is officially sworn in as chair of the Federal Reserve, former Fed vice chair Alan Blinder thanks Ben Bernanke for a stronger Federal Reserve and more transparent central bank. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch How economists grade Ben Bernanke's Federal Reserve tenure After eight years, a financial crisis, a Great Recession and an economic recovery, it is Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s final day on the job. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks back at Bernanke’s performance for an assessment of his legacy… Continue watching
Jan 31 Ben Bernanke's legacy: A critique from the left By Dean Baker As Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke closes out his term, how will he be remembered? In the first of several economists' perspectives, Dean Baker sees a checkered legacy. Continue reading
Jan 30 Opinion: Is your money safe at the bank? An economist says 'no' and withdraws his By Terry Burnham The Fed policies of Ben Bernanke and Janet Yellen, who begins her term Feb. 1, are making former Harvard economist Terry Burnham withdraw his money from Bank of America. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Senate confirms Janet Yellen as Fed chief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Janet Yellen won Senate confirmation to lead the Federal Reserve. Taking over for outgoing chair Ben Bernanke, the former vice chair becomes the first woman to lead the U.S.'s central bank. Also, peace talks to… Continue watching
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