140 – Craig Torres on Fed Transparency, Automation, and the Bear Stearns Bailout
Macro Musings with David Beckworth - Podcast autorstwa Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Poniedziałki
Craig Torres is a reporter for Bloomberg News where has earned several rewards for his reporting on Fed policy. Previously, Craig also served as the chief of the Wall Street Journal’s Mexico City bureau, where his work on the collapse of the peso in the mid 90’s made him a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting. He joins the show today to discuss some the stories he has written while reporting on the Fed and the economy. David and Craig also discuss the Fed’s increase in transparency under Jay Powell, the current state of U.S. monetary policy, and effects of automation on demographics and the economy.
Transcript for the episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/01112019/war-stories-fed
Craig’s Twitter: @ctorresreporter
Craig’s Bloomberg archive: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AElDlyQuDPM/craig-torres
Related Links:
*New Blue-Collar Jobs Will Survive the Rise of AI* by Craig Torres
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-01/new-blue-collar-jobs-will-survive-the-rise-of-ai
*Housing and Monetary Policy* by John Taylor
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/83de/849c0eaaa1eaa720427e1e1ac0c4782bf693.pdf
David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth