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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.
Lobster glut causing tension between Maine and Canada
Jeremy Hobson Aug 10, 2012
Lobster prices are at rock bottom lows. And that's causing a cross-border fight between Maine lobstermen and Canadian ones. The Canadian lobstermen have been blocking their American counterparts from dropping off their catch at Canadian processing plants.
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.
U.S. ag secretary on the drought's effect on food prices
Kai Ryssdal Aug 9, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses what the drought will mean for farmers and food prices, and the administration's plans to try and help.
U.N. warns of possible food crisis
Jeremy Hobson Aug 9, 2012
The world could face the worst food crisis in five years if countries like the U.S. start restricting exports
of agricultural products. That's according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, which says bad weather is causing a spike in global food prices that could be made worse if countries stockpile.
Gas prices from Norway to Venezuela
Jeff Tyler Sep 4, 2012
Charging less than a dime per gallon, Venezuela sells cheapest gas on the planet. Norway has some of the highest fuel prices in the world.
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.
Should the Fed do anything to stimulate the economy?
Josh Brown Aug 1, 2012
The Federal Reserve will be wrapping up its latest meeting with a statement that may or may not announce new efforts to help the economy.
After meeting, is Federal Reserve ready to take action?
Julia Coronado Aug 1, 2012
The Federal Reserve wraps up a two day meeting today in Washington. And the big question -- yet again...will be: Is the Fed ready to launch some new economic stimulus, in line with its mandate to help the country reach full employment?
The Fed's new tool: Negative interest rates?
Krissy Clark Jul 30, 2012
The Federal Reserve meets again this week, and the buzz is that Chairman Ben Bernanke could be considering some "new tools," for stimulating growth -- perhaps using interest rates to encourage banks to take some risks with their money.
