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The former Federal Reserve chair has the experience and broad respect to get businesses to move on climate change and to lay the foundation for real and lasting progress.
President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet picks show a preference for ability and a desire to reengage with the world.
Janet Yellen is the perfect choice to tackle the worst economic crisis in a century, and the problems that lie beyond.
An analysis of 100 of the most powerful organizations in the world shows women are still struggling to penetrate the deepest corridors of power.
Business conditions aren't translating to confidence, despite growing profits and jobs.
The chair of the Federal Reserve is often considered the world's 'second-most-powerful person.' So who is Jerome Powell and why does it matter that he may soon head the Fed?
Why is it that the US -- which suffered a major downturn -- seems to have a stronger economy than Australia , which did not even go into recession in 2008-09?
Repeatedly boasting about the past won't distract from the fact Australia's economy is looking shaky.
The annual meeting of central bankers and economics professors in Wyoming is a chance for some to send a message on the path of monetary policy.
Why does the Chair of the Federal Reserve believe there won't be another financial crisis in our lifetimes?
The Federal Reserve lifted rates for the second time this year and expects to do so once more, suggesting it's fairly confident the economic recovery will continue. Is it overconfident?
The nation needs a more comprehensive approach to family leave and relief for parents with child care expenses. But the proposals the Trump team rolled out initially fell short.
Trump's economic "plan" has a good chance of sending the US economy back to the Fred Flintstone era.
The odds are the Fed will raise rates once and the RBA will cut once before the end of the year.
Serious problems may loom. And not just from a possible vote from the Brits to leave the European Union.
Vital Signs is a weekly economic wrap from UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden (@profholden). Vital Signs aims to contextualise weekly economic events and cut through the noise of the…
Both the US and Australia face a global economy that is in deep, deep trouble.
The economic news of the week wasn't that bad - but there's still plenty of timid types around.
The mixed picture of the US economy makes for caution on interest rates, but Janet Yellen the economist is likely to win over Yellen the politician.
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