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Pandemic stimulus spending boosted the economy. What happens now that it's over?

by Justin Ho
Nov 13, 2023
The government's fiscal policy is fairly neutral now for a reason: More stimulus spending could hurt the Fed's fight against inflation.
You can think of the Federal Reserve's current fiscal policy as pretty neutral, says Michael Pugliese, senior economist with Wells Fargo.
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Fed is nearing a point when it is not a matter of raising rates, but how long to keep them high, says Chicago Fed CEO Austan Goolsbee

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Sep 7, 2023
There is growing confidence that the Fed can pull off lowering inflation without a recession, said Chicago Fed CEO Austan Goolsbee.
"There's a growing confidence that we can pull off" a soft landing, says Chicago Fed chief Austan Goolsbee. "The only thing I want to caution you is that it's not a guarantee."
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Milton Friedman’s “long and variable lag,” explained

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 24, 2023
A concept popularized by Milton Friedman in the 1960s still influences how the Fed talks about monetary policy today.
The phrase that Milton Friedman popularized — long and variable lag — still helps orient monetary policymakers today.
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The rise of the regional Fed speech

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 17, 2023
As the prominence of regional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents has increased over the years, so has the allure of their speeches.
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With new government hires, Turkey may be headed back to economic sanity

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Ariana Rosas and Jarrett Dang
Jun 9, 2023
Recently re-elected President Erdogan's appointments to top government positions may signal a return to normal economic policy.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters at the presidential palace after winning reelection in a runoff on May 29, 2023 in Ankara, Turkey.
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"We're right at the beginning of the hard part" of taming inflation, Atlanta Fed CEO says

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
May 24, 2023
Raphael Bostic says the Fed needs to stay focused on its goal of slowing down the economy and reducing inflation to its 2% target.
"Ultimately, shaken confidence in the full faith and credit of the United States government will not be good for the economy and will not be good for your average American," Raphael Bostic of the Atlanta Fed says of the debt ceiling debate.
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What to look for in the Fed's latest meeting minutes

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 12, 2023
Fed watchers pore over the document in minute detail in search of clues about future rate hikes.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting.
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Banks in Turmoil

Why we're paying extra attention to senior loan officers right now

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Apr 11, 2023
The recent banking turmoil could further tighten credit conditions and slow down the economy.
Kent Belasco of Marquette University believes the recent bank failures are isolated, but "it does have an impact on the banking industry as a whole."
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A Fed president on remedies for inflation, banking supervision, and the possibility of recession

by David Brancaccio , Jarrett Dang and Meredith Garretson
Apr 3, 2023
A conversation with Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Chair Susan Collins stands with "Marketplace Morning Report" host David Brancaccio in Washington, DC.
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When it comes to inflation, monetary policy might not be getting the job done

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 9, 2023
"It's clear there have been some shifts in the economy that just make their policies less effective," says Neil Irwin of Axios.
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared before the Senate Banking Committee.
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