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Summers: Seeing a Paradigm Shift in Fiscal Policy
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Joe Biden’s campaign, says there could be a paradigm shift in fiscal policy, which …
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Debt funds under scrutiny over redemptions
By Jasper Cox
September 3, 2020, GlobalCapital
Market observers believe that investors in open-ended debt funds need to be disincentivised more than they are at present from scrambling to liquidate …
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How the Fed could save Main Street
CNBC’s Kelly Evans breaks down how fiscal and monetary policy are bolstering the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic with Hal Scott of Harvard Law School.…
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All US banks should have to suspend dividends, share repurchases, possibly bonuses, Harvard study says
By Neil Roland
June 12, 2020, MLex
The US Federal Reserve should make all banks suspend common dividends and share repurchases, and consider asking that they temporarily stop paying cash …
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Rogoff on the Fed and servicing debt
Harvard University’s Kenneth Rogoff and Rick Santelli discuss debt, the dollar, and Fed policy.…
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Federal Government Needs to Prioritize Helping States and Localities: Summers
Lawrence. H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary, calls for the federal government to prioritize helping state and local governments instead of stepping in to support the high-yield market. Summers also …
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White House Mulls New 50-, 25-Year Bonds: Who Will Buy Them?
Lale Topcuoglu, J O Hambro senior fund manager and head of credit, and Megan Greene, Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow, react to the Trump administration reportedly revisiting the idea of …
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The Fed is taking out the ‘crisis era playbook’ for coronavirus: Economist
Jason Furman, professor at Harvard’s Kennedy School and former CEA chairman, and Nathan Sheets, chief economist at PGIM Fixed Income, join “Squawk Box” to discuss the Fed’s response to the …
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There’s not much the Fed can do about coronavirus outbreak: Former IMF economist
Extreme market volatility and economic uncertainty has prompted some experts to call for action from the Federal Reserve. Ken Rogoff, Harvard professor of economics and public policy and former IMF …
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The Fed will likely stay put in 2020, Harvard Kennedy fellow says
Megan Greene, Harvard Kennedy School senior fellow, and Jay Bryson, acting chief economist at Wells Fargo Securities, join “Squawk Box” to discuss the latest economic data as well as the …
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