Economy and Government – Page 6 – Vanderbilt Business Review

European Central Bank Ramps Up Asset Purchases in Light of Pandemic

04

Jun

All Posts, Economy and Government, World

European Central Bank Ramps Up Asset Purchases in Light of Pandemic

On June 4, 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it would increase its envelope of asset purchases by €600 billion to a total of €1.35 trillion. The increased purchases will further the central bank's policy of monetary easing in order to help households and businesses deal with the economic…

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

02

Jun

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Negative Interest Rates: A Novel Solution or a Novelty Item?

In the wake of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, some in the United States, including president Donald Trump, have called on the Federal Reserve to push interest rates below zero. Negative interest rates would be unprecedented in the US but they have become established monetary policy in…

01

Apr

By Joshua Power

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

COVID-19: A New Kind of Economic Challenge

COVID-19–the highly contagious respiratory illness–has rapidly become a global pandemic, with countries closing borders, restricting domestic and international travel, closing businesses, and even enforcing national quarantines. While the top priority of every country is to treat the ill, develop a cure, and ultimately distribute a vaccine for the virus, the…

19

Mar

By Dave Ghosh

All Posts, Economy, Economy and GovernmentCOVID-19

Coronavirus and the Economy: A Forced Recession?

For years, many have talked about the inevitability of a recession. Throughout my time at Vanderbilt, discussions regarding how it will be difficult to find a job when we graduate always came up. In this unprecedented time, it seems as if the global economy is on the verge of collapsing.…

06

Oct

By Maxwell Qian

All Posts, Economy, Economy and Government

The Federal Reserve September Meeting

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve concluded its September meeting in which it lowered the target range for the federal funds rate from 2 percent to 2¼ percent to 1¾ percent to 2 percent. In its statement regarding the decision, the Federal Reserve indicated that a weakening global economic outlook combined…