Tag: US Federal Reserve
The euro is plunging – and probably won’t bounce back soon
Keith Pilbeam, City, University of London
The euro has weakened against the US dollar since the beginning of 2021,...
Racial income and wealth gaps are huge – but the Fed...
Paul Wachtel, New York University
Central bankers and economists from around the world are convening remotely for the annual...
What’s the gold standard, and why does the US benefit from...
Michael Klein, Tufts University
The phrase “the gold standard” means, in common parlance, the best available benchmark – as in double-blind randomized trials are the...
Federal Reserve hopes years of zero rates will spur inflation –...
Richard S. Warr, North Carolina State University
In a healthy economy, prices tend to go up – a process called inflation.
While you might not like...
Why the Fed has no choice but to keep cutting interest...
Andreas Kern, Georgetown University
The U.S. Federal Reserve is stuck between an apparently booming economy and a financial crisis that might be right around the...
Amazon and other ‘superstar’ companies could give all American workers a...
Carolin Schellhorn, St. Joseph's University
The latest employment data, released on Oct. 5, point to a persistent economic puzzle: The unemployment rate is the lowest...
Recent stock market sell-off foreshadows a new Great Recession
Steven Pressman, Colorado State University and Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University
In early February, concerns about inflation and rising interest rates sent global financial...
How Trump’s nominee for the Fed could turn central banking on...
Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University
President Donald Trump on July 10 nominated Randal Quarles to be one of the seven governors of the...
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
