The Fed's climate awakening
"One issue sure to make headlines is the extent to which the Fed should concern itself with risks posed ... by climate change."
"One issue sure to make headlines is the extent to which the Fed should concern itself with risks posed ... by climate change."
"For an institution that prides itself on communication and prides itself on transparency, this is a major failure."
"After a two-year pandemic ... there is an understandable desire to blame someone for the appalling death toll from COVID-19."
" ... the arrival of the Omicron variant is forcing people to ask: Are we about to go through it all again?"
“It speaks to governance, incentives and general attitude ... Presumably, someone in the White House will pay attention and look at the details.”
"A major debate is in the making ... in the United States about the appropriate objectives and triggers for monetary policy ... "
Not requiring vaccines or testing is like “asking people to go to work where they know people around them would be smoking.”
" ... 'I should be free to infect my colleagues with a potentially fatal illness.' is so far gaining little traction with the courts."
"...complex and ever-shifting restrictions make foreign travel a daunting proposition…it is time to relax these rules in a responsible manner.”
"The best way to prepare for the unforeseeable is to help people live healthier and more prosperous lives in good times..."