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Why expsoure isn't always bad
Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why exposure -- whether to European sovereign debt or to the sun -- is not always a bad thing.More Whiteboard at: www.marketplace.org/whiteboard
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What is a Yield Curve?
If you've been following what the Federal Reserve is doing with the interest rate, you have probably heard them talk about the yield curve. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains what the curve is and what happens if it gets flattened. For more stories: marketplace.org/whiteboardPublished 5 months ago
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Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Often conflated, often confused, fiscal and monetary policies take very different approaches to influence the economy. And use two very different departments: the government and the Fed. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.Published 5 months ago
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What's up... with natural disasters as stimulus?
Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the east coast, which got Marketplace Reporter Adriene Hill wondering what natural disasters and the rebuilding that follows mean to the economy. She turns to Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch for the answer.Published 5 months ago
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What's up... with Warren Buffett?
Investor Warren Buffett announced a massive investment in Bank of America today and the market responded. Marketplace Reporter Adriene Hill asks Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch whether Warren Buffett is his own economic indicator. For more stories: www.marketplace.orgPublished 5 months ago
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What's up... with the Baltic Dry Index?
We've heard a lot about how bad the global economy is, but today we got some positive news. The Baltic Dry Index rose 16%. What's that, you say? Marketplace Reporter Adriene Hill asks Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch. For more stories: www.marketplace.orgPublished 5 months ago
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What's up... with gold?
The markets have been on a roller-coaster but gold is doing really well. Why? Marketplace reporter Adriene Hill asks Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch, what's up with gold?Published 5 months ago
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How credit agencies work
On Aug. 5, America's credit rating was cut from AAA to a AA+ by the ratings agency Standard & Poor's. The following Monday, the Dow Jones Industrials Average fell more than five percent. That's got people wondering exactly what a ratings agency is, and why it's so powerful. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.Published 6 months ago
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Double-dip recession?
With the government borrowing even more money, and pushing America's debt levels sky high, there's a lot of talk about a double-dip recession. Paddy Hirsch explains what a double dip is, and what it might look like.Published 1 year ago
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Beware the carry trade!
With interest rates in the U.S. at historic lows, some economists are worried that Americans involved in the carry trade could drive down the value of the dollar. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how the carry trade works, and why some people are worried about its return to the markets.Published 1 year ago
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Market makers, stub quotes and new SEC rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make equity markets safer by pushing market makers to tighten up their standards, and stop making so-called stub quotes. Paddy Hirsch explains.Published 1 year ago
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Currency pegs
Pressure from the US may have pushed China to unpeg its currency from the dollar this week. But how did that peg work in the first place? Paddy Hirsch explains.Published 1 year ago
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PIIGS
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains why problems with certain European countries sovereign debt could blow the house down.Published 2 years ago
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The gift economy | Marketplace Dept. of Behavioral Economics
A generous candy stash raises a co-workers status, but sometimes the rules of exchange get confusing. Behavioral economist Dan Ariely uses his Predicably Irrational insights to help Marketplaces Eve Troeh understand social norms and social contracts.Published 2 years ago
