Economics Update: February 3, 2014
Today is a good day to talk about the economy.
The S&P 500 was down 2.3 percent, after weak manufacturing data came in and economic reports show slowing activity in China. Listen on NPR. Read on CNBC how Markets now fear US economy chilled by more than the weather.
It was a historic day. Janet Yellen became the first woman to head the Federal Reserve.
Ben Bernanke served as the Fed Chair for two terms, managing the worst economic downturn since in the Great Depression. To understand monetary policy and the Bernanke Fed during the global financial crises listen on NPR. .
Bernanke rarely did interviews, but he did an amazing two part interview on 60 Minutes.
Part 1 and Part 2 explains what Fed did to fix the economic crisis.