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Economic recovery
Why businesses are pushing Congress to expand paid family and medical leave
Mar 24, 2021
Federal funds would help businesses who already offer paid leave — and be an incentive for those who don't.
Fed Chair: Rise in inflation not "particularly large" from $1.9 trillion rescue package
Mar 23, 2021
Powell told lawmakers Tuesday that the “effect on inflation will be neither particularly large nor persistent,” from the $1.9 trillion rescue plan.
Corporate bond yields have been rising, too
by
Justin Ho
Mar 23, 2021
Bond investors are demanding higher corporate bond yields. That's a good sign about where the economy's headed this year.
What's "full employment" for Yellen, Powell & Co.?
Mar 15, 2021
Treasury chief Yellen said the relief package may help the economy return to full employment in 2022. Officials are also concerned with other measures of financial hardship and inequality.
Community banks signal caution about the economic recovery
by
Justin Ho
Feb 24, 2021
A new report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. finds bankers are increasing the money they set aside for bad loans.
Fed and Treasury chart path back to "full employment"
Feb 24, 2021
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen peg the actual unemployment rate at around 10%, higher than the official 6.3%.
What does inflation look like?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 23, 2021
Inflation’s been hard to find in this economy for years, but what if that changes?
For public good, not for profit.
What the bond market can tell us about the pace of economic recovery
Feb 23, 2021
Rising bond yields are an optimistic sign, even though the Fed says a real recovery isn't right around the corner.
What a jobs recovery might look like as the pandemic fades
by
Erika Beras
Feb 10, 2021
The low-wage, temp-job economy that emerged after the Great Recession could reemerge, but with changes.
Janet Yellen says national recovery is more important than the national debt
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for treasury secretary stressed that if we don't shore up the economy now, we'll have a worse crisis to manage later.