Jan 28, 2020

New year. New me. New FOMC.

The U.S Federal Reserve started pumping more dollars into the U.S. financial system, one reason the dollar has weakened. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Markets adjust to the spreading coronavirus outbreak. The Federal Reserve's group in charge of interest rates gets new members in the new year. Nick Kristof expounds the virtues of taking an economics class.

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Econ Extra Credit with David Brancaccio

Want to succeed? Take an Econ 101 course

by David Brancaccio and Daniel Shin

Jan 28, 2020

New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof thinks understanding the basics of the economy will help you get far in life.

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Bad Boy for Life Diddy, Black Rob, Mark Curry

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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