Over recent decades, the U.S. workforce has undergone a dramatic restructuring in response to changes in technology, trade, and consumption patterns.
November 21, 2011
November 18, 2011
Historical Echoes: What Makes a Bank Look Like a Bank?
We know what a bank looks like: It’s typically of solid construction with classical architectural features.
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November 16, 2011
November 14, 2011
The Evolution of Federal Debt Ceilings
It’s hardly news that Congress sets a statutory limit on aggregate Treasury indebtedness.
November 9, 2011
The Debt Ceiling as a “Fiscal Rule”
A few months ago, the federal government was once again confronted with the need to raise the statutory limit on the amount of debt issued by the Treasury.
November 8, 2011
Just Released: Conference on Global Systemic Risk Explores Four Key Questions
The 2007-09 financial crisis spread to markets and institutions around the world, demonstrating why global systemic risk is a major concern in modern financial markets.
November 7, 2011
Remaining Risks in the Tri‑Party Repo Market
The tri-party repo market is one in which large U.S. securities firms and bank securities affiliates (dealers) finance much of their fixed-income securities inventories.
October 24, 2011
Using Crisis Losses to Calibrate a Regulatory Capital Buffer
In response to the enormous losses experienced during the recent financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision reached a new international agreement on the amount of capital banks will be required to hold.
October 21, 2011
Historical Echoes: Picturing a Century of Public Debt Burdens
Public debt has a long history, both here and abroad.
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October 20, 2011
Just Released: Fed Proposes Simpler Rules for Banks’ Reserve Requirements
Reserve requirements—a critical tool available to Federal Reserve policymakers for the implementation of monetary policy—stipulate the amount of funds that banks and other depository institutions must hold in reserve against specified deposits, essentially checking accounts.
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