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Season 1 Episode 64
FHN Financial forecasts the economy will remain resilient next year and inflation will trend towards 2%, allowing the Fed to cut rates by 75bp in 202…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Bill Beach on the Challenges Facing Economic Data Collection
Season 1 Episode 63
Recent revisions have cast doubt on the reliability of the government’s economic statistics. Budget cuts and job vacancies at the Bureau of Labor Sta…
9 months, 1 week ago
Nell Minow on Ending Quarterly Earnings Disclosures
Season 1 Episode 62
SEC Chair Paul Atkins said he is committed to fast-tracking President Trump’s proposal to change the frequency of corporate disclosure requirements f…
9 months, 1 week ago
Walt Schmidt on the Possibility of Another Refinance Boom
Season 1 Episode 61
The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 65bp between the beginning of June to the end of September, causing a mini refinancing boom f…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Chris Low on the Elusive Quest for r*
Season 1 Episode 60
FOMC participants disagree about current economic conditions as well as the current stance of monetary policy. The neutral fed funds rate, often call…
10 months ago
Jim Cunha on the Prospect of a US Central Bank Digital Currency
Season 1 Episode 59
Countries around the world have started experimenting with central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, to modernize their payments systems and increas…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Kate Judge on How the Fed Helps Prevent Liquidity Crises
Season 1 Episode 58
The Federal Reserve helps support financial system resilience by acting as the lender of last resort, providing liquidity to institutions in exchange…
11 months ago
Joanne Hsu on How Today’s Pessimism is Different
Season 1 Episode 57
The historically strong relationship between sentiment and consumer spending has decayed over the last few years. Although households have thus far p…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
David Jesse on the Fiscal Cliff Coming for Higher Education
Season 1 Episode 56
New policies are redefining the relationship between the federal government and higher education, curbing spending on research and threatening the re…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Carola Binder on the Value of Central Bank Independence
Season 1 Episode 55
Chair Powell and the FOMC are facing heightened pressure to cut rates and account for cost overruns associated with renovations to the Fed’s headquar…
1 year ago