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The Fed rethinks its inflation target

by Kai Ryssdal and Tracey Samuelson
Jan 9, 2018
The Federal Reserve has two main jobs: maximize employment and keep prices stable. That second piece, stable prices, has meant the Fed tries to keep inflation at 2 percent. Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke made that target the explicit goal about six years ago, but it’s been unofficial far longer than that. Lots of other […]
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What the Fed may be weighing this week as it eyes short-term interest rates

by Mitchell Hartman
Dec 11, 2017
A big date on the economic calendar this week: the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting Dec. 12 and 13. We’ll find out Wednesday whether it’s raising short-term interest rates again. An important piece of the economic puzzle landed on today with the November jobs report. It showed unemployment at a low 4.1 percent and […]
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Is this the right time for a tax cut?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 1, 2017
The GOP tax cuts may add about 0.8 percent to GDP growth during the next 10 years, according to several budget models. But that’s economic growth for an economy that’s already heating up. And you know who you call when the economy gets too hot? The Federal Reserve. It’s the Fed’s job to come in […]
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I've Always Wondered ...

How much money is there in the world?

by Mitchell Hartman
Oct 30, 2017
Depending on how money is defined, the answer ranges from a few trillion to tens of trillions of dollars.
Newly redesigned $100 notes lay in stacks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on May 20, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
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Why some say Fed interest rate hikes are premature

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Mar 16, 2017
But wages are starting to rise, Chair Janet Yellen says.
Rising wages are "a signal that we’re coming closer to our maximum employment objectives," Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said at a briefing yesterday.
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Pop quiz: What positions will the next prez appoint?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Oct 20, 2016
D.C. tourists think the Supreme Court, not the Fed.
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Why the Fed is slow to raise interest rates

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 21, 2016
The Federal Reserve did not raise interest rates at its September meeting.
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, September 21, 2016 in Washington, DC. Yellen announced that the Federal Reserve has decided to leave the interest rate unchanged for now.
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The Fed, your mortgage, and you

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Sep 20, 2016
Do home buyers need to follow the Fed?
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a news conference back in June in Washington, D.C.
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Weekly Wrap

Weekly Wrap: Janet Yellen cries hawk

by Molly Wood
Aug 26, 2016
Nela Richardson and Cardiff Garcia joining us to talk about the week's business and economic news.
Despite the slowing growth rate, Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen voiced optimism about the economy at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole summit.
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Final Note

It's that time again: the Fed's Beige Book is out

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 13, 2016
Fun anecdotes for economy nerds
What was she thinking when she read through it? 
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