RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Find out what our senior staff and colleagues have to say about current economic news, financial developments, regional and country issues, and public policy.

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RealTime Economic Issues Watch

US unemployment rate falls again but little progress after accounting for recalls from temporary layoffs

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

July 2, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Wirecard debacle calls for a rethink of EU, not just German, financial reporting supervision

Nicolas Véron (PIIE)
June 30, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

How Europe is taking another page from US financial history

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

June 18, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

In South Korea, gender diversity has improved for economics degrees, but not as much in economics teaching

Soyoung Han (PIIE)

June 16, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The Fed's monetary stance is too tight given its economic forecast

Joseph E. Gagnon (PIIE)
June 11, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

COVID-19 has not undermined the prospects for Europe’s Green Deal

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)

June 10, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The US unemployment rate is higher than it looks—and is still high if all furloughed workers returned

Jason Furman (PIIE) and Wilson Powell III (Harvard Kennedy School)

June 5, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Adjusting monetary policy rules for temporary layoffs from COVID-19

Christopher G. Collins (PIIE) and Simon Potter (PIIE)

May 21, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

Europe's latest step toward fiscal integration

Jacob Funk Kirkegaard (PIIE)
May 21, 2020
RealTime Economic Issues Watch

The 2020 US private saving boom: An unexpected result of COVID-19

Joseph E. Gagnon (PIIE)

May 18, 2020