April 13, 2025
A discussion with Jeremy Stein on the reasons for the recent increase in bond yields, possible consequences, and policies to calm the bond market.
March 27, 2025
What is the 10-year Treasury yield? What role does it play in the economy? What determines it? And what (if anything) can the Treasury do to affect it?
February 27, 2025
An analysis of meetings between US presidents and Fed officials finds times when presidential pressure influenced the Fed at the expense of price stability.
February 4, 2025
The independence of the Federal Reserve helps to ensure that it can make politically difficult decisions that are in the long-run best interest of the economy.
December 15, 2020
The Fed’s new framework for inflation and employment imply letting the economy run "hot" in ways that could benefit low-income and minority communities.
November 30, 2020
This week on EconoFact Chats, host Michael Klein talks to Jeffrey Fuhrer about the role of the Federal Reserve in responding to crises.
March 12, 2023
Did the Federal Reserve react too late to rising inflation? Were its subsequent policy moves appropriately restrictive? Jeffrey Fuhrer joins EconoFact Chats to discuss these issues.
April 5, 2023
The Fed has raised interest rates briskly to reverse a historic rise in inflation. But it faces the risk that its efforts to lower inflation will cause a recession.
December 4, 2021
As the economy recovers, slowing the rate of purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities by the Federal Reserve presents challenges.
April 13, 2017
Vacancies at the Fed's leadership as well as political rhetoric and pending legislation make this a particularly vulnerable time for Fed independence. Political pressure on central banks typically results in worse economic performance.