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The age of the community banker

Jan 7, 2015
Why the President appointed a local banker to the Fed.

How will the Fed respond to plummeting oil prices?

Dec 16, 2014
Cheap oil could make the Fed cautious about raising interest rates. Or not.

The thinking behind the Fed's next move

Dec 9, 2014
Some are expecting a signal that interest rates will go up soon.

Weekly Wrap: Immigration and the New York Fed

Nov 21, 2014
Kai's weekly chat about the week in business news.

Avoiding the 'regulatory capture' trap

Nov 21, 2014
The Senate grills the president of the New York Fed about perceived coziness with the banks and people it oversees.

The numbers for October 29, 2014

Oct 29, 2014
Hurricane Sandy was a "secret disaster" for the Red Cross. Let's do the numbers.

What the end of Quantitative Easing will and won't mean

Oct 28, 2014
The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee is meeting today and tomorrow and many are expecting it to announce an end to the bond-buying program of the past six years. What has been the effect of quantitative easing? And are reports of the end of stimulus misleading?

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The numbers for October 28, 2014

Oct 28, 2014
Quantitative easing has gone on much longer than expected, but it'll end soon.

Ben Bernanke used an alias during the financial crisis

Oct 9, 2014
AIG lawsuit reveals former the Fed chairman corresponded as "Edward Quince."

In a robust labor market, more people say 'I Quit.'

Oct 7, 2014
The Quits Rate in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover report remains low.