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Obama, House Republicans move toward austerity
Jeremy Hobson Apr 10, 2013
David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Funds, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain Obama's proposed budget and how it differs from House Republican plans.
Cyprus tries to contain itself, U.S. economy expands
Diane Swonk Mar 28, 2013
Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to discuss whether the crisis in Cyprus will spread and how the U.S. economy is faring.
Is there a tipping point for U.S. debt?
Mark Garrison Mar 25, 2013
High debt equals low growth, right? That's a widely-held belief among the political class, supported by well-funded bipartisan PR campaigns. But many economists just don't agree.
Test yourself: The Federal Reserve Time Machine
Kai Ryssdal Mar 21, 2013
Think you can figure out the Federal Reserve's position on inflation and unemployment in 2012 compared to today? Test your smarts.
Quantitative easing is here to stay: Analyst
Juli Niemann Mar 20, 2013
Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith, Moore & Company, joins Marketplace Morning Report host Jeremy Hobson to explain why the Federal Reserve is likely to continue with quantitative easing.
Federal Reserve meets, considers future of quantitative easing
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 21, 2013
The Federal Reserve is finishing up a meeting today in Washington, to which many economists and investors are looking for signs of just how long the central bank intends to keep up its aggressive monetary easing.
Stressed out? Banks get the Fed's diagnosis
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 7, 2013
As the Federal Reserve issues its annual stress test results for big banks, the question is do they have enough cash to survive a deep recession, a 50 percent stock market fall and 12 percent unemployment?
China aims high for economic growth
John Sudworth Mar 5, 2013
China's National People's Congress convenes today as it concludes its once-in-a-decade transition of power. In his final address to the Congress, outgoing Premier Wen Jiabao set an ambitious economic growth target of 7.5 percent.
GDP grows at weakest pace in 2 years
Diane Swonk Feb 28, 2013
The government has revised its latest GDP figures, saying the economy grew at a rate of 0.1 percent during the last three months of 2012. The increase was the weakest GDP performance in two years.
Will you take a hit from the sequester?
Juli Niemann Feb 27, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has warned members of Congress that the sequester's spending cuts, which kick in on Friday, will harm the already fragile economic recovery.
