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September 18, 2024
Edith Olmsted
MAGA Is Furious at the Fed for the Strangest Reason
Donald Trump’s fans are oddly upset that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates.
April 19, 2024
Timothy Noah
The Case for High Interest Rates
An intriguing new theory says the Fed’s rate hikes have actually boosted economic growth. But is it too brilliant to be right?
March 20, 2023
Timothy Noah
What Changed Fed Chair Jerome Powell From Hero to Goat in One Week?
Before the SVB collapse, Powell was taming inflation without harming the U.S. economy. Now it’s fair to ask whether Biden should fire him.
February 22, 2023
Grace Segers
Debt Ceiling Politics Threaten the Power of the U.S. Dollar
Default could permanently threaten our status as the provider of the primary global reserve currency—along with the substantial economic benefits that come from this position of privilege.
December 14, 2022
Tori Otten
Federal Reserve Hikes Interest Rates up 0.5 Percent, Slowing Pace of Increases
More on what exactly the increase in the interest rate means
November 2, 2022
Tori Otten
Two Economists Explain the Federal Reserve’s Fourth Consecutive Interest Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve has increased interest rates by .75 percent. Economists Ryan Sweet and Dean Baker explain what that means.
February 24, 2015
Danny Vinik
Janet Yellen Is Testifying This Week. Here Are Four Questions Congress Should Ask Her.
October 9, 2014
Danny Vinik
The Federal Reserve Is the Only Institution Fighting for American Workers
July 15, 2014
Danny Vinik
CNBC's Rick Santelli Was Embarrassed on Live TV for Being Wrong About the Economy. But He's Hardly Alone.
June 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Janet Yellen Is About to Face Her First Big Test at the Fed
March 17, 2014
Danny Vinik
Economists Do Not Agree About How To Measure Unemployment
May 31, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Obama's Student-Debt Fix Isn't Much Better than the GOP's
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