Expansionary fiscal policies are meant to stimulate the economy during recessions and other tough times. Check out some ...

If there’s production there is money. It’s that simple. "Money” is merely an agreement about value among producers that enables the exchange of actual goods, services, and labor. It’s all ...

CFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy. Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy?

Monetary policy involves the Federal Reserve raising ... A decision to build a new bridge, for example, will give work and more income to hundreds of construction workers. A decision to spend ...

Central banks conduct monetary policy to achieve price stability, but decisions also have effects on labor-market outcomes. In this paper, we identify exogenous monetary shocks with the ‘interest rate ...

CFR’s Global Monetary Policy Tracker compiles data from 54 countries around the world to highlight significant global trends in monetary policy. Who is tightening policy? Who is loosening policy?