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Monetary policy
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.
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 rise of the regional Fed speech
Jul 17, 2023
As the prominence of regional Federal Reserve Bank Presidents has increased over the years, so has the allure of their speeches.
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.
"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.
What to look for in the Fed's latest meeting minutes
Apr 12, 2023
Fed watchers pore over the document in minute detail in search of clues about future rate hikes.
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.
For public good, not for profit.
A Fed president on remedies for inflation, banking supervision, and the possibility of recession
Apr 3, 2023
A conversation with Susan M. Collins, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
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.
The Federal Reserve's economic policy powers might be limitless, but should they?
Feb 27, 2023
In her book "Limitless," New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek asks how the Fed arrived at this powerful state.