The relatively large rate cut signals that the Fed is shifting its focus from fighting inflation to supporting the labor market, an economist explains.
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The annual symposium brought the world’s central bankers together in Wyoming.
Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.
The central bank is ‘really in risk management mode,’ its chairman said.
The world’s central banks face a range of dilemmas, not least whether high inflation – and therefore high interest rates – will become permanent.
Major players in the financial system are pondering the unthinkable as the US inches closer to an unprecedented default.
The Fed raised rates by a quarter-point – less aggressive than had been expected before the current banking crisis, but signaling inflation is still its focus.
The Fed’s recent rate hikes are contributing to higher prices and growing recession risks around the world, yet there are good reasons why the US central bank has to keep its focus domestic.
The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by an additional three-quarters of a percentage point. An economist explains what this means for the economy.
Central bankers are expected to discuss the racial income and wealth gaps during the virtual Jackson Hole retreat. But an economist argues that the Fed is not suited for addressing these issues.
Debate is raging about whether the recent burst of inflation is temporary or here to stay.
Realizing that economics is a lot like fiction helps us better evaluate the claims economists make about the world we all live in.
Like Congress with its $2 trillion bailout, the Fed is engaged in an unprecedented effort to save the US economy and financial system from collapse.
The Fed slashed interest rates to near zero but, just as in 2008, it will require unprecedented action to calm panicky markets.
The US economy may be in worse shape than it seems.
An economist unravels the seeming contradiction between stocks flirting with all-time highs and growing fears of a recession.
The Fed’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since 2008 could lead to economic policies that are even more reckless.
President Trump has discussed firing Fed Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s interest rate policies. Research shows this kind of political meddling is usually bad for the economy.
The Fed said it’s ready to act to ‘sustain the expansion.’ The latest jobs report suggests it may have to act soon.
The Federal Reserve opted to lift interest rates in a snub to stock investors who have been bleeding red for more than two months.
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Associate Professor of Economics, West Virginia University
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Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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PhD candidate, Duke University
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Director of the Center for Public Finance at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Skidmore College
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Professor of International Economics and Economic Policy, Queen Mary University of London
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Professor of Economics, Skidmore College
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Professor of Economics, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
