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PODCAST: Bernanke speaks, India's economy hits the breaks
Ryan Faughnder Aug 31, 2012
The big news of the day is Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's much-anticipated speech at Jackson Hole. Also, we fact-check a misleading campaign ad about welfare.
Conflicting messages from the Fed in Jackson Hole
Mark Garrison Aug 31, 2012
Ben Bernanke delivers a highly anticipated speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole Wyoming.
Expectations limited for Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech
Mark Garrison Aug 31, 2012
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is set to give a big speech at an economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. It's a place with a little bit of Fed history.
Richmond Fed president on keeping inflation stable
Jeremy Hobson Aug 29, 2012
Jeffrey Lacker, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, says he's wary of using monetary policy to increase inflation to try and boost economic growth.
Signs that the Fed could inject more money into economy
Scott Tong Aug 23, 2012
There are new signs the Federal Reserve is getting ready to pump more money into the U.S. economy. Notes from a Fed meeting earlier this month were just released and they seem to indicate we've got another economic stimulus package in our future.
Tepid news in jobs, construction, retail
Diane Swonk Aug 16, 2012
Today starts with some more tepid economic news. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits ticked up slightly to 366,000 last week.
Federal Reserve's Eric Rosengren on more stimulus for the U.S. economy
Jeremy Hobson Aug 14, 2012
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston explains why he thinks the Fed needs to step in with more monetary stimulus.
The internal struggles of the Federal Reserve board
Jeff Horwich Aug 10, 2012
Joe Gagnon, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, discusses the innerworkings of the Federal Reserve committee.
What's a floating-rate note and how does it work?
Paddy Hirsch Aug 6, 2012
The Treasury Department is planning to roll out a floating-rate note program in about a year. But what is a floating-rate note and why do we need one? Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains with a boat analogy.
Federal Reserve, European Central Bank weigh options
Amy Scott Aug 2, 2012
The Fed announced yesterday that it is prepared to act if the economy gets worse -- But for now, nada. Which brings us to the European Central Bank, which is holding a meeting today in Frankfurt and might have a little something up its sleeve for the global economy.
