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Don’t Worry About the Robots; the Fed Might Take Your Job
The folks at the Fed want to raise interest rates.
Raising Interest Rates Could Have an Adverse Effect on Federal and State Budgets
Last week, the BLS announced that unemployment had fallen to 5.5 percent.
Shift on Too-Big-to-Fail Bank Supervision Rebukes New York Fed
The Wall Street Journal has published an important account of a behind-the-scenes power struggle at the Federal Reserve over authority for regulation.
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The Federal Reserve Board’s Plan to Kill Jobs
The Fed's plans to raise interest rates are rarely spoken of as hurting employment, but job-killing is really at the center of the story.
Dean Baker: Why We Must Oppose the Coming Fed Interest Rate Hike
Progressives need to step up their opposition to any moves by the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates in the near future, says economist Dean Baker
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Why Rand Paul Is Wrong About Social Security Disability
The Republican Congress decided to make overhauling the Social Security disability program one of its first orders of business.
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High-Level Fed Committee Overruled Carmen Segarra’s Finding on Goldman
Fed officials did not accept a conclusion that had been endorsed by frontline Fed examiners stationed at some of the nation's largest banks.
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Raising Rates Too Early Could Be Disastrous
The Federal Reserve definitely seems to be gearing up for monetary tightening.
New York Fed, Goldman Sachs in Criminal Investigation for Sharing Confidential Information
Goldman's decisions are driven by simple reputational considerations rather than a desire to comply.
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Still Waiting for the Collapse
Historical norms for interest rates aren't relevant in a persistently depressed, deleveraging economy.