MiB: Avoiding Crisis is Different Than Creating Prosperity
How different are the impact of fiscal stimulus and monetary policy? That is a question that Adam S. Posen, president of the Peterson...
MiB: Adam Posen, Peterson Institute
This week, we speak with Adam S. Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Over the course of his career,...
The Libertarian Ideas That Wrecked the Fed
The Libertarian Ideas That Wrecked the Fed Milton Friedman’s influence on America’s monetary policy blew up the past and mortgaged...
MiB: Claudia Sahm, CEA & Federal Reserve Economist
This week, we speak with Claudia Sahm, former Section Chief at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and...
Milton Friedman Would Oppose Judy Shelton as Fed Appointee
If the president gets his way, Judy Shelton will bring crackpot goldbuggery back to the central bank. This week, the Senate...
Torsten Sløk to Apollo from Deutsche Bank
Negative interest rates not the right tool for this shock Source: Torsten Sløk, Deutsche Bank Research Torsten Sløk, chief...
60 Minutes: Chairman Powell on the Coronavirus-Ravaged Economy
The head of the U.S. central banking system tells Scott Pelley how high he thinks unemployment will go, what tools the Fed still has to...
MiB: Understanding the Fed’s Impact on Markets
The Coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic collapse, both here and around the globe. The Federal Reserve responded by...
MiB: Christopher Whalen on Banks & the Fed
This week, we speak with Christopher Whalen, an investment banker and former Federal Reserve researcher. He is the founder of Whalen...
MiB: The Fed’s Rescue & the Bond Markets
In an extraordinary attempt to help the economy in the midst of a pandemic-driven economic downturn, the Federal Reserve’s balance...