What's Janet Yellen thinking?

Feb 9, 2016
The Fed Chair prepares to testify before Congress about markets and the economy
Chair of the US Federal Reserve Janet Yellen testifies before a Joint Economic Committee hearing on 'The Economic Outlook,' on December 3, 2015.
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Japan's interest rates go negative

Jan 29, 2016
Japan's central bank introduces negative interest rates in a bid to spur investment.
Governor of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) Haruhiko Kuroda explains his negative interest rate plan using a board during his regular press conference in Tokyo on January 29, 2016.
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A conversation with a Federal Reserve Governor

Dec 18, 2015
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve

Weekly Wrap: the Fed, the budget and tax codes

Dec 18, 2015
David Gura and Jo Ling Kent join Kai Ryssdal to recap the week that was.

How the interest rate can impact a small business

Dec 17, 2015
The interest hike is going to affect consumers and small businesses they frequent

Why banks just don’t want your money

Dec 17, 2015
If bank's are where you store your money, why don't they want it there?

The Fed's rate hike is more baby step than leap

Dec 17, 2015
The central bank will give the economy time to adjust before it acts again.

For public good, not for profit.

The interest hike through the eyes of a cattle rancher

Dec 16, 2015
Ken Lenox tells us how the interest rate hike will affect him as a cattle rancher

A slice of post-rate hike life

Dec 16, 2015
An L.A. pie shop is the perfect place to find a slice of the economy.