APM: Marketplace Whiteboard
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got ...
Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch of Marketplace, the public radio business show, makes complicated financial concepts easy to understand in this entertaining, informative series. Marketplace Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch gives a bubbly explanation of the intricacies of "collateralized debt obligations" — those financial instruments that got us into this financial mess.
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WHITEBOARD: Fiscal policy vs. monetary policy
Often conflated, often confused, fiscal and monetary policies take very ...
Often conflated, often confused, fiscal and monetary policies take very different approaches to influence the economy. And they rely on two very ...
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WHITEBOARD: The name's Bond. Eurobond.
James Bond is a weapon of last resort, the man ...
James Bond is a weapon of last resort, the man you send in when diplomacy and threats have failed. Eurobond is a similar sort of chap......
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WHITEBOARD: What is a ratings agency, anyway?
How credit agencies work from Marketplace on Vimeo. Here's how ...
How credit agencies work from Marketplace on Vimeo. Here's how I look at it. Imagine a house, full of medical students, none of whom have a ...
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Why the debt ceiling debate is affecting the economy
If the U.S. economy were an airport, the debt-ceiling debate ...
If the U.S. economy were an airport, the debt-ceiling debate on Capitol Hill is like a dark cloud causing flight delays, says Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch in his latest Whiteboard video
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Meet the Maes: Whiteboard explores the Mae family tree
Paddy Hirsch returns to the Whiteboard to explain the history ...
Paddy Hirsch returns to the Whiteboard to explain the history of the Mae Family Tree. The fate of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-spo...
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Spotting a double-dip recession
While fears of a double-dip recession have receded in the ...
While fears of a double-dip recession have receded in the U.S. for now, there's still some talk about a double-dip recession striking other markets around the world. Paddy Hirsch explains what a double dip is, and what it might look like.
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Why the Fed is buying back Treasuries and how that helps
Here's an email I got earllier this week:...
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Beware the carry trade!
With interest rates in the U.S. at historic lows, some ...
With interest rates in the U.S. at historic lows, some economists are worried that Americans involved in the carry trade could drive down the value of the dollar. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains how the carry trade works, and why some people are...
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Bankers go head to head over Tier 1 capital
Tier 1 capital is the money that's at the core ...
Tier 1 capital is the money that's at the core of every bank. But, like everything else in banking, it's subject to definition, and bankers still can't agree on the terms. Senior Editor Paddy Hirsch explains.
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Market makers, stub quotes and new SEC rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make equity markets ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make equity markets safer by pushing market makers to tighten up their standards, and stop making so-called stub quotes. Paddy Hirsch explains.
