Aug 11 Watch 2:18 China rattles markets by devaluing its currency By PBS News Hour China devalued its currency Tuesday, a move to make the country’s exports cheaper and boost a slowing economy. In turn, the Yuan fell nearly 2 percent against the dollar, the most in a decade. Judy Woodruff reports. Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 4:13 What’s behind the boom and bust cycles in Chinese markets? By PBS News Hour Big boom and bust cycles are typical for China’s stock markets, which are often marked by huge volatility, as we saw this week. Orville Schell of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at the Asia Society joins us from Boston to… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 8:32 How economists think differently from other humans By PBS News Hour In economics, a theory has long prevailed that markets are based on people making rational choices. But behavioral economist Richard Thaler is seeking to prove that there is far more randomness to our financial decisions. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch What Wall Street’s wild swings say about the global economy By PBS News Hour Lately the financial markets have been swinging from record leaps to sudden drops. Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University and the Brookings Institution, says that while the U.S. economy is continuing its recovery, the rest of the world is… Continue watching
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
Dec 10 Watch Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics Robert Shiller on Winning the Nobel Prize in Economics… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Known as the ‘safest asset,’ bond market braces for U.S. debt ceiling deadline Known as the 'safest asset,' bond market braces for U.S. debt ceiling deadline… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch Will ‘artificially imposed crises’ have consequences for U.S. economic standing? Will 'artificially imposed crises' have consequences for U.S. economic standing?… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Remembering the Day When the American Financial System Began to Crumble In September 2008, the global financial markets were melting down and banking giants teetered on the brink. Judy Woodruff recounts how the U.S. government responded in shoring up the financial sector, and, five years later, how some Americans remain angry… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch News Wrap: Federal Reserve Downgrades U.S. Economic Growth to ‘Modest’ In other news Wednesday, the Federal Reserve gave the U.S. economy a "modest" growth assessment, a slight downgrade from the "moderate" rating in June. Also, the U.S. House of Representatives moved towards final approval on a student loan deal that… Continue watching