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Monetary Policy
September 12, 2024
Edith Olmsted
J.D. Vance Roasted for Trying to Defend Trump’s Economic Nonsense
J.D. Vance accidentally exposed how clueless both he and Donald Trump are about economic policy.
October 31, 2022
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Aaron Timms
We’re Haunted by the Economy of the 1970s
Politicians and pundits across the political spectrum warn of a return to the decade of stagflation, urban decay, and labor mutiny. Their solution? The failed policies of the 1970s.
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September 9, 2022
Kate Aronoff
The Fed’s Aggressive Rate Hikes Will Hurt Poor Nations Facing Climate Catastrophe
Americans will feel the pain of skyrocketing rates, but so will indebted countries of the global south that are already struggling to withstand global warming–fueled disasters.
May 19, 2022
Aaron Regunberg
The Fed Is Neglecting Its Duty on Climate Change
Global warming is introducing unprecedented risk into the financial system. The Fed has the power to limit that risk. Instead, Jerome Powell is sitting on his hands.
April 14, 2021
Bruce Bartlett
Washington’s Inflation Hysteria Is Fueled by Corporate Greed
With the help of Larry Summers and a battery of conservatives, the business lobby is disingenuously warning that Biden’s recovery plans will actually wreck the economy.
April 7, 2021
Bruce Bartlett
Remembering the Father of Supply-Side Economics
Robert Mundell’s theories spawned decades of economic debate and still matter to the big ideas of today.
September 21, 2020
Bruce Bartlett
The Libertarian Ideas That Wrecked the Fed
Milton Friedman’s influence on America’s monetary policy blew up the past and mortgaged our future.
September 4, 2020
Matthew Zeitlin
How David Graeber Changed the Way We See Money
The radical anthropologist was that rare figure: a scholar who was also an activist.
July 27, 2020
Bruce Bartlett
Even Milton Friedman Would Oppose Trump’s Latest Federal Reserve Appointment
If the president gets his way, Judy Shelton will bring crackpot goldbuggery back to the central bank.
May 8, 2015
Danny Vinik
Is Something Wrong with the Economy?
The April jobs report is the latest in a series of weak data
February 17, 2015
Danny Vinik
Wall Street Is Scared of a President Rand Paul, But the Entire GOP Field Should Frighten Them
October 3, 2014
Danny Vinik
The New Jobs Numbers Are Great. There's Just One Problem...
September 19, 2014
Danny Vinik
Obama's Biggest Economic Failure
It wasn't the Fed; it was housing
August 22, 2014
Danny Vinik
What Happens in Jackson Hole Matters for American Workers
America's top economists meet for a three day conference
July 30, 2014
Danny Vinik
Economic Growth Was Strong in the Second Quarter. But the Fed Shouldn't Overreact
July 28, 2014
Danny Vinik
Inflation Hawks Have Been Wrong for Years. Should We Listen to Them Now?
July 23, 2014
Danny Vinik
Larry Summers: The Economy Hasn't Grown Rapidly "in a Financially Sustainable Way" for a Long Time
The former Treasury secretary on WhatsApp vs. Sony and why we need the Export-Import bank
July 22, 2014
Danny Vinik
This Is Why Economists Are Frightened of a Republican White House
May 8, 2014
Danny Vinik
Rand Paul Clearly Doesn't Understand Why the Economy's Still Struggling
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