We argue that the Fed’s Term Auction Facility (TAF), introduced in December 2007, lowered the cost of borrowing of banks in the market during the recent financial crisis.
October 11, 2011
October 7, 2011
Historical Echoes: When Virtual Money Saved the Day
In 1993, a plan hatched by four former economics grad school students helped rescue Brazil from a fifty-year inflationary spiral after all other attempts had failed.
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October 5, 2011
How Well Do Financial Markets Separate News from Noise? Evidence from an Internet Blooper
How efficiently do financial markets process news of unexpected events?
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October 3, 2011
What If the U.S. Dollar’s Global Role Changed?
It isn’t surprising that the dollar is always in the news, given the prominence of the United States in the global economy and how often the dollar is used in transactions around the world (as discussed in a 2010 Current Issues article).
September 30, 2011
Historical Echoes: Travel Back in Banking Time with American Banker
To celebrate its 175th anniversary, American Banker is featuring selected articles that describe important and interesting events in banking history.
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September 28, 2011
The Productivity Slowdown Reaffirmed
Economists generally agree that productivity is the primary ingredient for sustainable growth in GDP and wages.
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September 26, 2011
An Examination of U.S. Dollar Declines
Although the dollar strengthened somewhat recently, its level relative to the currencies of the United States’ main trading partners is nonetheless 11 percent lower than it was at the start of 2009.
September 12, 2011
Can Speculative Trading Magnify Financial Market Co‑movement?
Global financial markets tend to move together. For example, stock market movements across the globe are highly synchronized, economic data releases frequently have large spillover effects across borders, and episodes of financial turmoil often spread across countries that share no significant economic linkages.
September 9, 2011
Historical Echoes: Meet William McChesney Martin Jr.
William McChesney Martin Jr. (1906-98) was chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1951 to 1970, serving under five U.S. presidents.
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September 7, 2011
Consumer Goods from China Are Getting More Expensive
We find that, in a sharp reversal of earlier trends, U.S. import prices for consumer goods shipped from China have been rising rapidly in recent quarters—by 7 percent between 2010:Q2 and 2011:Q1.
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