Oct 09 Watch Obama nominates Yellen to succeed Bernanke as Fed chairman President Obama nominates Janet Yellen to succeed Bernanke as Fed chairman…
Economy Jul 31 Watch Who Will Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke at the Federal Reserve? Who Will Be Tapped to Succeed Bernanke at the Federal Reserve?…
Economy Dec 02 Watch Fed Disclosure Sheds Light on Scope, Risk of $3 Trillion Safety Net The Federal Reserve has released documents detailing $3.3 trillion worth of emergency efforts to prop up failing banks, Wall Street firms and large companies during the height of the financial crisis. Jeffrey Brown breaks down the new disclosures with Neil…
Economy Nov 10 Watch Obama to Face Concerns Over Dollar Deflation, Fed Move at G-20 As President Obama meets global leaders in South Korea to tackle currency and trade disputes, he will face concerns over U.S. actions that could drive down the value of the dollar and hurt the price of exports. Judy Woodruff speaks…
Nov 03 Watch Fed Announces $600 Billion Economic Stimulus In an effort to boost the slow economic recovery, the Federal Reserve announced a bold move to buy $600 billion more in government bonds by the middle of next year. Jeffrey Brown talks to David Wessel of The Wall Street… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch Greenspan Says Bush-Era Tax Cuts Should Lapse, Warns on Budget Deficit Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan talks to Jeffrey Brown as part of a series of conversations on the debate over tax cuts. Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch News Wrap: Economic Growth ‘More Modest’ Than Previous Projection In other news Tuesday, the Federal Reserve projected U.S. economic growth will be "more modest" than its June estimate. Continue watching
Jul 21 Bernanke: Fed has Stimulus Exit Strategy By PBS News Hour Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke looked to assure lawmakers and Wall Street that the central bank will be able to scale down its massive stimulus efforts and avoid inflationary concerns when the economic recovery is more certain. Continue reading
Jun 25 How Regulatory Reforms Will Affect Consumers (Cont.) By Business Desk Paul Solman: Last week, we featured a number of economists (and a journalist) responding to the new financial regulations proposed by the Obama administration. But no economic historians were among them. We’ve remedied that omission by asking Eugene… Continue reading