Mar 18 Deflation: Inflation's Evil Twin By Elizabeth Shell Name: Doug Shoaf Question: Given the harm that inflation does to the personal finances of almost every individual in the country, and its tendency to encourage spending and discourage saving, why do so many of our public officials and business… Continue reading
Jan 18 The Answer to the Exchange Rate Debate: Chinese Inflation By Elizabeth Shell The Chinese currency debate has developed a new twist in recent months: Chinese inflation. The argument, made by Columbia University economics professor Geng Xiao in an updated story of ours running on Tuesday's broadcast, is that the rise in… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch Tensions Flare Between U.S., China After Push for Revalued Currency The Obama administration has placed pressure on China to revalue its currency, creating economic tensions between the two countries. Ray Suarez sits down with C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about this latest turn of… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Peru Nurtures Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty In the first part of a series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on a growing and business friendly environment in a country rebounding from economic instability and deep debt just twenty years ago. Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Unmasking Interest Rates, Honky-Tonk Style In the latest installment in his series of reports making sense of financial news, Paul Solman explains how interest rates are set, with a little help from economic country musician Merle Hazard. Continue watching
Dec 15 Making Sen$e of 2010: Economic Surprises in Store By Carolyn O'Hara As the end of a tumultuous economic year approaches, the PBS NewsHour asked several economists and financial experts to look ahead to 2010 and answer one question: What economic development would surprise you most?… Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch Dollar's Weakness Inspires Modern-day Gold Rush As part of his series Making Sense of the financial crisis, Paul Solman looks at how the dollar's weakness has spurred a new gold rush. Continue watching
Oct 27 Paul Solman Answers Students' Economic Questions By PBS News Hour Economics correspondent Paul Solman takes his Business Desk blog inside classrooms across the United States to respond to high school students' most pressing questions about Wall Street, the recession and unemployment. Continue reading
Oct 09 Why Is the Price of Gold So High? Question: Why is the price of gold at a record high? And how does that affect the dollar? Paul Solman: Gold is denominated in dollars. So if gold goes up, it means the dollar has gone down, because it takes… Continue reading
Sep 15 Health Premiums Rise, Outstripping Inflation The cost of employer-sponsored health care insurance has risen by about 5 percent this year, according to a new report, outstripping overall inflation and workers' wages. Continue reading