News
Bloomberg | Fed Watchers See Restaurants Test Disinflation
Restaurants could see an opportunity for additional price increases as Americans encounter more expensive food at grocery stores.
FOX Business | IMF: Fed Could Keep Rates Near Zero Until Mid-2015
The International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for the United States on Monday and said the economy would not reach full employment until the end of 2017, allowing the Federal Reserve to bide its time before raising interest rates.
CNN Money | All eyes on the Fed this week
Most investors expect rates to rise in 2015. An increase before that could rattle markets or even stunt economic growth, but waiting too long to raise rates could cause bubbles. It's a tough call.
Market Watch | Interest-rate puzzle confronts Federal Reserve
When Federal Reserve officials gather for their policy meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, the most challenging question won’t be where to push interest rates in the next few days, weeks or even months. It will be where rates belong years into the future.
Blogs
Library of Economics | Fiscally inefficient monetary policy
This time around, Abe didn't ignore the economy. Backed by economic adviser Koichi Hamada and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, Abe first implemented the biggest monetarist push in world history. He went the opposite direction of Europe, and -- unlike the United States -- he gave every indication that the shift toward monetarism was permanent. The result: Japan has escaped deflation. The stock market is up, growth is way up and even wages are finally starting to rise.
