Monetary Policy

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U.S. Economy

Who has to leave the Federal Reserve next?

David Wessel

Thursday, January 13, 2022

The Avenue

December’s Jobs report reveals a growing racial employment gap, especially for Black women

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

A large "NOW HIRING" sign is pictured outside Zoots in Brockton on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.

Podcast Episode

The top economic issues in 2022

David Wessel and Fred Dews

Friday, January 7, 2022

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

What did the Fed do in response to the COVID-19 crisis?

Eric Milstein and David Wessel

Friday, December 17, 2021

Reports

Jerome H. Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs during the Quarterly CARES Act Report to Congress on Capitol Hill.

Financial Regulation

Diversity within the Federal Reserve System

Peter Conti-Brown and Kaleb Nygaard

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Report

Survey of academic and market observers gives high marks to Fed communications

Tyler Powell and David Wessel

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Report

Enhancing liquidity of the U.S. Treasury market under stress

Nellie Liang and Pat Parkinson

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Monetary Policy

Enhancing the liquidity of U.S. Treasury markets under stress

Nellie Liang and Patrick Parkinson

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Report

Design choices for central bank digital currency: Policy and technical considerations

Sarah Allen, Srdjan Capkun, Ittay Eyal, Giulia Fanti, Bryan Ford, James Grimmelmann, Ari Juels, Kari Kostiainen, Sarah Meiklejohn, Andrew Miller, Eswar Prasad, Karl Wüst, and Fan Zhang

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Blog Posts

The Avenue

The November jobs report shows Black women are leaving the labor force

Anthony Barr, Makada Henry-Nickie, and Kristen Broady

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Up Front

What does current inflation tell us about the future?

Wendy Edelberg

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve building is set against a blue sky in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

The Avenue

Despite a strong October jobs report, Black unemployment remains too high to justify the Fed’s recent decision to decrease bond purchases

Kristen Broady and Anthony Barr

Monday, November 8, 2021

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Digital currencies are transforming the future of money

Eswar Prasad and David Dollar

Monday, June 21, 2021

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The top economic issues in 2020

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Friday, January 3, 2020

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How do we police currency wars and manipulation?

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Monday, November 11, 2019

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