Sep 17 Watch 4:35 Federal Reserve calls timeout on raising interest rates By PBS News Hour Interest rates will stay where they are for now, according to an announcement by the Federal Reserve. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Krishna Guha of Evercore ISI about why they came to that decision and what it could mean for the… Continue watching
Sep 17 Column: We have met the enemy, and it is the Fed By Terry Burnham What the economy needs is not an end to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy, but rather an end to the Federal Reserve itself. Continue reading
Sep 17 What you need to know about the Fed's potential interest rate hike By Vikram Mansharamani How can an interest rate set by the Federal Reserve affect you?… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 4:18 Is the economy strong enough for an interest rate raise? By PBS News Hour Though unemployment fell to its best place since early 2008, the number of jobs created in August was quite modest, falling below expectations. Combined with the volatility of the market and worries over sluggish wage growth, how will the Federal… Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch 4:36 Is it still too early to raise interest rates? By PBS News Hour Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates next month? It's a much debated question amid some good U.S. economic news, as well as the Chinese market turmoil. As the Fed meets for its annual retreat, Judy Woodruff takes a closer… Continue watching
May 10 Chinese central bank announces further rate cuts By Daniel Costa-Roberts In an effort to counteract an ongoing economic slowdown, China's central bank cut interest rates for the third time in six months… Continue reading
Mar 14 The economics week in review with Nobel laureate Robert Solow By Paul Solman Paul Solman interviews Nobel laureate Robert Solow abut the week's economics news and looks ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 4:45 Why good economic news spooked markets this week By PBS News Hour Anxiety over interest rates, the dollar and falling oil prices drove volatility in the financial markets this week; even good news seemed to upset investors. Judy Woodruff talks to Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo about what’s causing the turmoil and… Continue watching
Jan 28 The Fed's not ready to act yet By Simone Pathe It will be another five months before the federal reserve considers raising short-term interest rates. 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