Monetary Policy

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Op-Ed

Who has to leave the Federal Reserve next?

Kadija Yilla and David Wessel

Monday, September 9, 2019

Up Front

What happens if Trump tries to fire Fed chair Jerome Powell?

Peter Conti-Brown

Monday, September 9, 2019

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Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

The optimal inflation target and the natural rate of interest

Philippe Andrade, Jordi Galí, Hervé Le Bihan, and Julien Matheron

Thursday, September 5, 2019

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Up Front

Lessons learned from the Argentine economy under Macri

Manuel Alcalá Kovalski

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Reports

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Report

Stress tests and the countercyclical capital buffer: the UK experience

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

U.S. Capitol Building

Report

Fiscal policy with high debt and low interest rates

William G. Gale

Thursday, August 15, 2019

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Report

Emerging market capital flows and US monetary policy

John Clark, Nathan Converse, Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, and Steven Kamin

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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Report

Understanding the effects of the US stress tests

Donald Kohn and Nellie Liang

Thursday, July 11, 2019

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Report

Cyber runs: How a cyber attack could affect U.S. financial institutions

Darrell Duffie and Joshua Younger

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Blog Posts

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Up Front

The close relationship between the natural rate of interest and optimal inflation target

Thursday, September 5, 2019

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Up Front

Understanding the effects of bank stress tests: A Q&A

Donald Kohn and Nellie Liang

Monday, July 8, 2019

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Africa in focus

Africa in the news: Ethiopia coup attempt, Zimbabwe currency reforms, and oil sector investments in Kenya

Saturday, June 29, 2019

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Events

Taming Japan’s deflation

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The future of financial regulation

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Unconventional monetary policy: How well did it work?

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Warwick J. McKibbin

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Co-Director - Climate and Energy Economics Project

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

Janet Yellen on monetary policy, currencies, and manipulation

David Dollar and Janet L. Yellen

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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Brookings Now

Bernanke on the causes of the financial crisis, questioning how we measure potential economic output, and more new research in economics

Thursday, September 13, 2018

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Ben Bernanke

Financial panic and credit disruptions in the 2007-09 crisis

Ben S. Bernanke

Thursday, September 13, 2018

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