Economy Dec 15 WATCH: Jerome Powell says Federal Reserve will tighten credit amid inflation surge By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Politics Dec 17 Federal Reserve expresses patience on rate raises The Federal Reserve turned financial commentators into would-be linguists Wednesday. The Open Market Committee did not raise interest rates, but it did alter the language used to describe its willingness to wait to raise rates. By Simone Pathe
Nation Oct 29 The Fed’s dual mandate in song: it’s ‘harder than you’ll ever know’ 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,… By Jon Shayne
Nation Sep 17 Is the Federal Reserve printing a free lunch? The Federal Reserve is nearing the final drawdown of its quantitative easing program, which, in several ways, has helped reduce the budget deficit. But has that really been such a free lunch, asks economist Terry Burnham?… By Terry Burnham
Nation Mar 26 How candid should Janet Yellen be? Watching emerging markets overreact to Fed transparency When the Fed chair speaks, emerging markets take note. New research about their reaction to the Fed's early hints of tapering raises bigger questions about global financial integration and the Fed's transparency. By Simone Pathe
Mar 19 Yellen defends Fed’s decision to forgo unemployment threshold By Simone Pathe The Fed’s policy-making body, the Open Market Committee, announced Wednesday they will again draw down purchases of bonds by $10 billion. Monthly bond purchases will now decreases from $65 billion to $55 billion. Continue reading
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 Watch The Fed’s Open Market Committee: Making Sense of the Sanctum The Fed's Open Market Committee: Making Sense of the Sanctum… Continue watching
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Jan 21 Watch Bernanke Put to Test as U.S. Economy Struggles Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called for government action to revive the slowing U.S. economy, in a key test of his tenure as the head of the central bank. Two business reporters consider how Bernanke is responding to the… Continue watching