by Anthony Colombo | Nov 16, 2016 | Monetary Policy, National, News
The only thing standing between the American people and another apocalyptic financial collapse among by the biggest banks on Wall Street is the Federal Reserve’s stress tests and capital requirements. After Wall Street laid waste to the U.S. housing market and economy...
by Anthony Colombo | Oct 1, 2016 | Monetary Policy, National, News
California’s state treasurer has announced he is suspending major parts of the state’s business relationship with Wells Fargo because of a scandal involving unauthorized customer accounts. In a letter to Wells Fargo, John Chiang asked, “how can I...
by Anthony Colombo | Sep 2, 2016 | Economics, Monetary Policy, National, News, Print Media
Kashkari plans on pressing for more research by central-bank economists on racial disparity in the labor market. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Wednesday he was “shocked” that the persistently higher national black unemployment rate relative to the rate...
by Anthony Colombo | Sep 2, 2016 | Economics, Monetary Policy, National, News, Print Media, Public Banking
It’s the day central bankers and top global financial figures have been waiting for. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen delivers long-awaited remarks to cap off the Jackson Hole Symposium. Outside the meetings, some demonstrators say full employment...
by Anthony Colombo | Aug 23, 2016 | Monetary Policy, National, News, Public Banking
Impoverished Americans face a myriad of problems unknown to the middle and upper class, the most significant of which are regressive costs. Officially, 14.8% of people in the United States live in poverty. Furthermore, 20% of Americans use alternative financial...
by Anthony Colombo | Aug 10, 2016 | Local Economies, Monetary Policy, National, News, Print Media, Public Bank, Public Banking
So far, neither Donald Trump nor Hillary Clinton has offered a credible plan to restart the long-stalled U.S. economy. Trump favors lowering taxes to spur demand, a reduction in the supply of illegal foreign labor to boost wages, and modifying trade policy to...