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Trying to boost diversity over margaritas at the Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Aug 9, 2023

There's been a push to make the annual gathering more reflective of the country's demographics.

Every August, economists and central bank officials gather for the Jackson Hole Symposium. In recent years, there have been efforts to diversify its attendants.

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We're in the stubborn phase of inflation cooling

by Kristin Schwab

Jun 13, 2023

The latest data shows inflation is well below its peak of more than 9% a year ago. But there’s a ways to go before the Fed reaches its 2% target.

There’s still a ways to go before the Federal Reserve reaches its target of 2% inflation.

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Banks in Turmoil

Fewer cranes on the horizon? Banking tumult could slow nonresidential construction

by Stephanie Hughes

Mar 28, 2023

Smaller and regional banks are major lenders not only for office construction, but also building projects like hospitals, educational institutions and ports.

Cranes on a construction site in southeast Baltimore work to build office space. Spending for non-residential projects is up nearly 16% in the past year, according to the Census Bureau, and that is due in part to rising building costs.

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Banks in Turmoil

Why CDs are music to banks' ears right now

by Stephanie Hughes

Mar 27, 2023

Certificates of Deposit help banks bring in cash that they can use to make money by lending it at higher rates. Depositors may be looking to CDs as interest rates rise.

According to the Federal Reserve, the amount invested in large CDs — specifically, with accounts holding $100,000 or more — has gone up nearly 44% in the past year.

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It's been one year since the Fed started raising interest rates to curb inflation

by Kristin Schwab

Mar 23, 2023

Back then it seemed like inflation might be what economists call "transitory." But here we are.

Economist Laurence Ball said many people including Fed Chairman Jerome Powell dismissed the inflation issue initially.

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Housing costs are a main reason inflation is still high

by Samantha Fields

Mar 14, 2023

The cost of shelter is driving more than 70% of inflation right now, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So what gives?

It can take a year or more for changes in housing costs to show up in inflation data.

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The Federal Reserve's economic policy powers might be limitless, but should they?

by Jeanna Smialek

Feb 27, 2023

In her book "Limitless," New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek asks how the Fed arrived at this powerful state.

"[Fed Chair Jerome] Powell and his colleagues knew, even as business news channels cheered on the forceful March 23 response that morning, that it would open his institution up to political criticism and possible mission creep," writes Jeanna Smialek in her new book. Above, Powell during an interview on Feb. 7.

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How a “divorce” between the Treasury and Fed helped build the modern economy

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Dec 13, 2022

In the 1950s, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve reached an agreement that helped create the economy we have today.

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Why the Fed's plans to shrink its balance sheet could get complicated

by Lily Jamali

Jul 12, 2022

The central bank has made its portfolio a key part of monetary policy. But the balance sheet's economic impact isn't entirely clear, experts say.

As the Fed has scooped up assets to carry out quantitative easing, some are asking: At what cost? Above, the Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C.

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Why the Federal Reserve owns mortgage-backed securities — and what it hopes to achieve by offloading them

by Justin Ho

Jun 2, 2022

It all dates back to the financial crisis of 2008-09.

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