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Narayana Kocherlakota
Macro, Micro, Minnesota

Narayana Kocherlakota’s evolution as a central banker

By Louis D. Johnston | 03/07/13

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis is no longer an inflation hawk, and he’s helped convince his colleagues to change as well.

Eric Black Ink

Paul Krugman is on fire

By Eric Black | 03/01/13

The austerity hawks are like the Iraq hawks, Paul Krugman says.

Global Post

Federal Reserve holds interest rates down, boosts QE

By Priyanka Boghani | 12/13/12

The Federal Reserve took an "unprecedented step" in tying interest rates directly to the unemployment rate and inflation.

Ben Bernanke
Minnesota Blog Cabin

The real power: Fed chairman Bernanke delivers his annual address

Barataria
By Erik Hare | 08/31/12

Between the political conventions, the people running for the second most powerful office in the land have to stand down for a moment and let the Big Guy speak.

Christian Science Monitor

Ben Bernanke to Congress: Get America's fiscal house in order. Please.

By Mark Trumbull | 06/08/12

Chairman Bernanke told Congress the Fed alone can't put Americans back to work. The economy needs help from fiscal policy, too.

Christian Science Monitor

'Fiscal cliff' threatens economy on Dec. 31, Bernanke warns Congress

By Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor | 04/27/12

Failure to take new action by the end of year, he said, would have negative effects on the economy that even the Fed couldn't offset.

Narayana Kocherlakota
Business

Kocherlakota’s priority: Federal Reserve transparency

By Brad Allen | 02/15/12

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has been repeating a common theme in his travels: more openness.