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September 19, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 19, 2015

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Weekly Roundup: From Fed Dots to Income Traps

Our economic news summary includes interest rates and the Fed, inequality and developing nations, space travel innovation and consumer spending changes.

September 18, 2015

Published by Elaine Schwartz at September 18, 2015

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Business

Connecting the (Interest Rate) Dots

With the timing of the first Fed rate hike still a mystery, we can use the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) dot plots to predict when rates will rise.

January 29, 2015

Everyday economics of Greek financial markets

Published by Elaine Schwartz at January 29, 2015

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Business

What Greek Markets are Saying to Us

Reflecting collective intelligence, markets in Greek CDSs and Greek bonds, and the dwindling deposits of Greek banks show if we'll have a Greek default.

June 19, 2014

A Janet Yellen Dashboard of economic indicators lets us graph Fed decision-making

Published by Elaine Schwartz at June 19, 2014

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Business

What We Should Know About Monetary Policy

Having heard Janet Yellen’s press conference yesterday, I learned that the Federal Reserve expects that the economy will improve, their bond buying will diminish and, during the foreseeable […]