Finance

The economy and you

The latest episodes of the Wharton School’s faculty research podcast, ‘Ripple Effect,’ delve into the economics of the U.S. housing market, public policy, the possibility of recession, and the Federal Reserve.

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ABC News

Here’s why mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level in more than a year

Lu Liu of the Wharton School says that treasury rates have already incorporated expectations for future interest rate cuts because mortgage rates are priced off current treasury rates.

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CNBC

Jeremy Siegel backs off on calls for the Fed to do an emergency interest rate cut

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve should move its key interest rate down to 4% as fast as possible.

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Bloomberg

Fed rate is ‘far too high’ and needs to come down quickly, Jeremy Siegel says

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve is in danger of making another policy mistake by being too cautious.

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Reuters

NYSE seeks to end closed-end fund meeting rule, opening divide with investors

Daniel Taylor of the Wharton School says that the New York Stock Exchange’s efforts to end a closed-end fund meeting rule would be harmful for investors.

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Business Insider

Why the Fed is being blamed for the historic stock-market plunge

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the recent stock market decline is due to the Federal Reserve rather than the coming presidential election or geopolitical tensions.

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CNBC

Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says Fed needs to make an emergency rate cut

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve should make an emergency 75 basis-point cut in the federal funds rate after Friday’s disappointing jobs report.

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