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Monetary policy
Will new tariffs affect monetary policy? For now, it's wait-and-see
by
Kristin Schwab
and Sean McHenry
Dec 9, 2024
Carola Binder, an economist at the University of Texas at Austin, explains why tariffs might cause prices to rise, but they doesn't necessarily mean the Fed will get involved right off the bat.
What to expect when you’re expecting a Fed framework review
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Sep 24, 2024
A lot has happened in monetary policy since the last time the Federal Reserve updated its long-term strategy goals.
That time the Fed bowed to political pressure before an election
by
David Brancaccio
and Alex Schroeder
Sep 6, 2024
It was the lead-up to the 1972 presidential election. An era of "stagflation" was ahead. And President Richard Nixon had a plan.
Atlanta Fed’s Bostic calls on patience amid the clamor for interest rate cuts
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sofia Terenzio
Aug 15, 2024
Despite high prices, “wages are growing faster than inflation," and families’ purchasing power is growing, he says.
Kyla Scanlon wants to remind us that "people are the economy"
by
Kyla Scanlon
May 30, 2024
Scanlon explains her philosophy of economic education in this excerpt from her book, "In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work."
Inflation and politics have always been connected
May 21, 2024
Rising costs have long been a concern for Americans. What's changed is how the government intervenes in prices, economist Carola Binder writes.
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.
For public good, not for profit.
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.