Tag: Federal Reserve
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We’ll gather together — even though everything seems so much more expensive
Economists explain why Americans feel inflation, economy are much, much worse than they actually are
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Toomey doesn’t see recession looming
The former Republican senator offered his views on the state of the U.S. economy and the looming debt ceiling showdown in Washington.
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Prospects of avoiding recession fading
Economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the Federal Reserve Board’s latest rate hike and pronouncements about the health of the nation’s banks.
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More turbulence likely ahead after bank collapses
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers says regulators have significant tools at their disposal, need to be vigilant of specific vulnerabilities.
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Bailouts for everyone?
Harvard Law School professor Daniel Tarullo, a former Federal Reserve Board member, explains the fallout from the bank failures and how they could complicate the Fed’s efforts to curb inflation.
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Forget debt-ceiling drama. There are bigger, likelier problems
Harvard economist says political feuds come and go, but inflation, weak growth, and geopolitical tensions pose real global recession threat.
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New inflation report offers hope, but expert says we’re not out of woods yet
Harvard economist breaks down what latest inflation report may mean for the year ahead.
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Is recession inevitable? Economist says plenty of tools remain
Economist Betsey Stevenson assesses the effect of the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike and whether a recession is now a certainty.
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When will hot housing market finally start to cool?
A real estate investment expert at Harvard Business School explains what’s happening and why.
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What should Biden do about inflation? Mostly sit tight
Harvard economist says economy is on right track, and there are few things he can try, but higher prices will eventually resolve themselves.
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A key inflation index leaps. Getting worried?
Economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses how consumers’ perceptions about inflation are an important factor that influences inflationary cycles.
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Is inflation a problem now? Maybe, but more likely not
Alberto F. Cavallo talks about what’s driving prices up, how far they may still go, and what COVID has revealed about the U.S. economy.
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Surveying a landscape of economic uncertainty in COVID era
Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff assesses the state of the U.S. economy and what’s on the horizon.
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Economists cheered by relief package but see long, tough slog ahead
Economists Karen Dynan and Kenneth Rogoff discuss the $2 trillion relief package and the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bond rate shift may suggest recession
An inverted bond yield curve often has been a harbinger of recession, though the odds of one are still only 1 in 3 for this year, Harvard analyst says.
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James Lawrence Medoff
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 7, 2014, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Lawrence Medoff, Meyer Kestnbaum Professor of Labor and Industry, was spread upon the records. Professor Medoff was an influential labor economist whose distinctive methods and broad interests expanded the vision…