Tag Archives: federal reserve

Financial field trips

Ever see millions of dollars get shredded into the trash? When does a dollar bill not, well, fit the bill anymore? Yesterday, EconomyStory took a field trip to the Federal Reserve branch in downtown LA with a group of NPR reporters here for the week from across the country to learn from experts about expanding [...]

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B-B-Bernanke and the Fed

Minnesota Public Radio’s In The Loop host Jeff Horwich has a few things to say about Ben Bernanke’s renomination as chair of the Federal Reserve:

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Putting lawmakers (and readers!) to the test

If you’re confused about what’s going on with the economy, you’re not alone. It’s scary to think about the huge amount of information out there and hard to get a handle on what’s really important. And Capitol Hill isn’t faring much better.
While Congressional staffers and aides pore over documents for representatives daily, many legislators [...]

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