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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was interviewed at an Economic Club of Washington, D.C., discussion on the central bank’s mission and priorities. Chair Powell said high inflation remains…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed monetary policy and the economy in a virtual discussion with the Economic Club of Washington. Chair Powell warned that the post-COVID-19 pandemi…

The Economic Club of Washington hosted a two-panel discussion on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, upcoming legislation in Congress, and medical communities' response to the coronavi…

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke with the Economic Club of Washington’s David Rubenstein. The event occurred on the 20th day of a partial government shutdown. Mr. Powell said he bel…

Larry Kudlow talked about the Trump administration’s economic and trade policy agenda. He also discussed the how the president makes decisions and handles policy disagreements among his team…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke about the U.S. economy and monetary policy. She gave no pre-determined schedule for interest rate increases after the first hike, adding that economi…

Jeff Zients talked about the Obama administration’s efforts to continue spurring economic growth and job creation. He was interviewed by David Rubenstein during a breakfast meeting hosted by…

Wes Bush talked about the impact of defense budget cuts on his own Northrop Grumman company and the defense industry overall. Other topics included the future of drones, cybersecurity issues…

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew talked about on the state of the economy, the Obama administration’s proposals to improve economic growth, and the fiscal challenges the White House was facing wi…

Alan Krueger talked about the U.S. economy and unemployment rate. In his remarks, he defended President Obama’s budget plan, including raising taxes for the top two percent of wage-earners, …

Lloyd Blankfein talked about global economic issues. Topics included the European debt crisis, the global economy and lessons learned from the 2008 financial crisis. On the LIBOR rate-fixing…

Eric Schmidt spoke about the economic and political challenges of the U.S. at home and abroad. In his remarks he warned against an Internet piracy bill making its way through Congress, sayin…

Gene Sperling discussed U.S. economic policy, President Obama’s jobs plan, tax reform, and deficit reduction negotiations. After his remarks he answered questions from the audience. Due to t…

House Speaker John Boehner laid out recommendations for job creation. He argued that Congress should limit regulations he believed were killing jobs, make changes to the tax code, and cut sp…

Corporate leaders talked about the economy. According to research by the International Monetary Fund, recessions following financial crises driven by a collapse in housing prices are histori…