Curated Video
Currency Depreciation and Devaluation: Correcting Trade Deficits
In this video, Peter Jordan discusses the correction of trade deficits, focusing on currency depreciations and devaluations. He explains the differences between the two and how they work in a floating exchange rate system. He also covers...
Healthcare Triage
CBO to Trump: Ending Cost Sharing Increases Deficit
This week, the Congressional Budget Office delivered a report on how Donald Trump's suggestion that the federal government may stop making cost sharing payments to private health insurance companies. This would be problematic for health...
Curated Video
Introduction to Economic Policies: Goals, Performance, and Policy Tools
This lecture gives an introduction to economic policies and their relationship with economic activity, economic performance, and economic objectives. The various macroeconomic objectives are discussed, such as inflation rate,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Patricia Gándara - Reframing Children of Immigration
Patricia Gándara is Research Professor and Co-Director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. She is also Chair of the Working Group on Education for the University of California-Mexico Initiative in which she is spearheading a number of...
Curated Video
Evaluating Trade Deficits
This video focuses on the topic of trade deficits. The presenter provides an explanation of what trade deficits are and how they are measured using the current account on the balance of payments. They discuss the implications of having a...
Professor Dave Explains
Federal Spending, Debt, and Deficits
Governments spend and borrow money just like people do. But it's a little more complicated. Is it bad for a government to be in debt? Who does a government borrow money from? How is federal spending determined? What are the types of...
Curated Video
Understanding UK Fiscal Finances: Government Budgets and Deficit Measurements
In this video, the lecturer discusses fiscal finances, which involve government budgets and deficit measurements. He explains the government budget and the terms surplus, balanced and deficit budgets and the importance of knowing these...
Zach Star
The second most beautiful equation and its surprising applications
The second most beautiful equation and its surprising applications
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Nicholas Wapshott - Keynes vs. Hayek: The Debate Wages On (5/5)
In part 5 of this INET interview, Nicholas Wapshott discusses how the conflict between Keynes and Hayek has carried forward into modern debates over the proper role of governance. As policy debates still wage on today over austerity vs....
Executive Finance
Understanding Equity and Business Valuation
This video explains the concept of equity in a company, its components, and how to determine its value. It also covers the asset and income approaches to valuing a business and provides a crash course in business valuation.
Institute for New Economic Thinking
United States: Small Government is Totally Wrong For Now
In part 4 of INET's interview with Richard Koo, discusses how it will be hard for the US to maintain its role as a global force if it does not help fix its balance sheet problems with a strong government intervention
Curated Video
Understanding Fiscal Policy: Effects on Government Budget, National Debt, and the Economy
This video discusses the concept of fiscal policy, which is the use of government revenue and spending to influence the economy. It explains how government tax and spending plans are outlined in a budget and how they can lead to a...
Professor Dave Explains
Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Curated Video
Experts say no tax on tips will not benefit workers
Whoever wins in 2025, tax policy will be high on Congress' agenda next year. But for taxes on tips, it may be an issue that keeps the the politicians on one side and experts on the other. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
President Biden's closing arguments at CNN debate
"We've made significant progress from the debacle that was left by President Trump in his last term," President Biden said. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
US Treasury Boosts Refunding by $9B to $112B
The US Treasury said it will sell $112 billion of longer-term securities at its so-called quarterly refunding auctions next week, which span 3-, 10- and 30-year Treasuries. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Bloomberg
Showdown Over Israel, Ukraine Aid
Bloomberg's Wendy Benjaminson and Jack Fitzpatrick discuss the big split between Republican Congress members as Speaker Johnson's Israel aid bill is hit with opposition from members in the Senate. Both Wendy and Jack speak with Annmarie...
Bloomberg
Fed Takes Backseat to Treasury Refunding
Wall Street bond dealers expect the US Treasury to unveil another round of increases this week to its note and bond auctions. Kailey Leinz reports on "Bloomberg The Open."
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Bloomberg
Why the Bond Market Is Watching Treasury Over the Fed
The US Treasury Department's new borrowing plan, the so-called quarterly refunding announcement, is likely to divert investor interest away from the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision this Wednesday. MLIV's Ven Ram explains...
Bloomberg
Markets in 3 Minutes: US Bond Supply Has Mainly Long-End Impact
Mark Cudmore and Anna Edwards break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg Markets Today."
Bloomberg
China Latest: Manufacturing Unexpectedly Shrinks, Services Miss Estimates
Some unexpected data out of China. Factory activity fell back into contraction in October, while expansion of the services sector eased, according to the official purchasing managers indexes. Robin Xing, chief China economist at Morgan...
Bloomberg
Altman: Only a Crisis Will Cause Authorities to Adjust Fiscal Policies
Roger Altman, Evercore founder and senior chairman, says that it is just a matter of time before global financial markets turn attention to the country's fiscal trajectory. He urges fiscal authorities to tackle the country's deficit...
Bloomberg
Markets in 3 Minutes: Building Blocks for China Narrative Shift
Mark Cudmore and Anna Edwards break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg Markets Today."
Bloomberg
BlackRock CEO Fink: US Won't See Hard or Soft Landing in 2024
BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink doesn't expect a hard or soft landing for the US in the year ahead as he sees interest rates remaining higher and says the power of the economy and the consumer "is giving me comfort that the economy is...