President Trump has been attacking the Fed’s current policy of slowly raising interest rates. A former central bank official explains why that’s so troubling.
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Most of us bargain hunt when shopping for a new blouse or pair of blue jeans, yet for some reason we don’t with interest rates, potentially costing us thousands of dollars.
The collapse of an obscure corner of the financial market a decade ago foreshadowed the Great Recession. The stock-market swoon in February should offer a similar warning.
While many market observers blame growing concerns about inflation for the stock market crash, the real culprit may be fears that the economy is about to slow.
While many market observers blame the growing threat of inflation for the stock market crash, the real culprit may be concerns that the economy is about to slow.
Weak Australian inflation and housing credit data mean the Reserve Bank is unlikely to move on interest rates.
The chair of the Federal Reserve is often considered the world’s ‘second-most-powerful person.’ So who is Jerome Powell and why does it matter that he may soon head the Fed?
The market welcomed statements from the US Federal Reserve and the RBA, but there isn’t much to be happy about.
Randal Quarles, the president’s first nominee to the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, has argued the bank should use rules to make decisions. But could such a shift prove disastrous in a crisis?
Why does the Chair of the Federal Reserve believe there won’t be another financial crisis in our lifetimes?
The Federal Reserve lifted rates for the second time this year and expects to do so once more, suggesting it’s fairly confident the economic recovery will continue. Is it overconfident?
While borrowers may not be thrilled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates, many of us have plenty of reason to celebrate.
There was a fair bit of detail this week about what we can expect from the RBA and US Fed on interest rates going forward.
Brexit and Trump pave the way for more financial market uncertainty.
My Christmas fiscal wish is that in 2017 both sides of politics treat the Australian public like adults.
The US Fed meets expectations for a rate cut, Australia’s unemployment rate heads upwards again, and all eyes look to the mid year budget update.
The Fed faces a tough choice on how fast to raise rates in 2017, and Donald Trump may find that it may spoil some of his plans.
Many observers argue the Fed’s wrong to raise rates so soon. Here’s why they’re wrong.
Quantitative easing cannot single-handedly save Europe.
Ultra-low interest rates have made low-carbon projects like windmill farms more attractive than coal power plants. That will begin to change as the central bank lifts rates, hurting the green economy.
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Professor of Political Science, Michigan State University
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Professor of Finance and Distinguished Professor of Applied Investments, Appalachian State University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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Visiting Faculty in Economics, Emory University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Economics, Clark University
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Director, Center for Tax and Budget Policy at the Baker Institute, Rice University
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Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management