Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Arguments for monetary policy are that it controls inflation through a target interest rate; is quick and easy to implement; ...

Michelle Bowes is a Sydney-based business and personal finance journalist; author of 'Money Queens: Rule Your Money', a personal financial guidebook for teenage girls; and a personal finance speaker ...

QE2 was once a cruise ship; now it’s shorthand for another convoluted shift in the Fed’s approach to monetary policy. The Fed generally prefers to conduct monetary policy by setting an interest rate ...

The relationship between growth and stability is not a trade-off to be handled, but a complementarity to be comprehended. For economic progress to be sustainable, both are needed. Policies that hurt o ...