The US Federal Reserve has never before been this transparent about its policymaking process − but that might not be a good thing.
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Rating agencies shape the policy space for pursuing development goals. Yet they remain private firms, operating under commercial incentives.
Recent news reports highlighted how the Fed technically has a third mandate – moderate long-term interest rates. An economist explains how the objective is already baked into the other two.
Trump wants to jack up tariffs, deport millions of migrants and slash taxes. All three of these policies could fuel inflation.
Rates are now higher than after Liz Truss’s 2022 mini-budget.
The rating agency demoted the US government’s creditworthiness to AA+, its second-highest ranking, on Aug. 1, 2023.
The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate just 0.25 percentage point following a series of much more aggressive rate hikes in 2022.
The Fed raised interest rates the most in nearly three decades to fight stubborn inflation. A finance expert explains what’s happening, the risks and what it means for consumers.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as it fights raging inflation.
Higher interest rates reduce demand for goods and services, which makes it harder for companies to raise prices. But there are risks as well.
The US central bank said surging inflation is guiding its decision about when to lift interest rates. Two experts on financial markets explain what might happen next.
The Fed slashed interest rates to near zero but, just as in 2008, it will require unprecedented action to calm panicky markets.
An economist unravels the seeming contradiction between stocks flirting with all-time highs and growing fears of a recession.
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.
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Associate Professor of Economics, Pace University
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Professor of Finance and Fred T. Tattersall Excellence in Finance Research Chair, West Virginia University
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Professor of Finance and Business Economics, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor of Economics, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Texas State University
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Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Ghana
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Professor in Finance, University of Stirling
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Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
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Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Business, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Skidmore College
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Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), United Nations University; Aston University
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Professor of Economics, Florida International University
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Emeritus Professor of Economics, New York University