Feb 11 Where is the Fed rate cut felt in the economy? Question/Comment: A Fed rate cut presumably has a cost; where is that felt? Paul Solman: Encouraging folks who made bad decisions before – invested stupidly, say, in mortgage-backed securities – to invest stupidly again, since the Fed will bail them… Continue reading
Jan 23 I always hear about the Chinese keeping their currency at an artificial rate to help exports. Where would the cost of doing that show up? Question/Comment: I always hear about the Chinese keeping their currency at an artificial rate to help exports, but I know from trying to hold a lid on a boiling pot that the pressure is going to come out somewhere. If… Continue reading
Dec 14 It is often said that tax cuts help the economy because the taxpayer spends the money. I do not see how that works. Question/Comment: It is often said that tax cuts help the economy because the taxpayer spends the money. I do not see how that works. After all, the government spends money, too. So what does it matter who spends the money?… Continue reading
Nov 13 Study: Income Gap Grows Between Black, White Families By PBS News Hour Black children born to middle-class parents in the 1960s are far more likely than whites to have slipped down the socioeconomic ladder into poverty, according to a study published Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Bloomberg Leaves GOP, Denies Presidential Rumors New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this week he is leaving the Republican Party to become an independent, fueling speculation that he plans to run for president in 2008. A political reporter discusses the move. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch U.S. Markets Continue Upswing Despite Other Factors The Dow Jones continued to climb past 13,000 Thursday, despite rising gas prices and a struggling U.S. housing market. Two economic analysts detail the recent fluctuations in the American economy. Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Candidates Work to Raise Money for Early Election Several past chairmen of the Federal Election Commission, among others, have said that this will be the first billion-dollar election. NewsHour discusses the money chase. Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch New Initiatives Taken to Combat Malaria and AIDS Results of two studies conducted in Africa show that circumcision can cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men by 50 percent. Meanwhile the Bush administration is launching a new anti-malaria initiative. An expert discusses combating these diseases and… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch House Candidates in Pennsylvania Battle It Out Over Iraq, Social Issues Party leaders think that the Pennsylvania House races may hold the key to who takes control of the House. Gwen Ifill reports on the final hours of three campaigns in the Philadelphia suburbs. Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Economic Development Can Help Curb Violence in Iraq, Expert Says In a series on U.S. strategy in Iraq, Eric Davis, a professor of Middle East politics at Rutgers University, discusses how investing in economic development projects can help curb the violence in the war-torn country. Continue watching