US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's aggressive response to the 2008 financial crisis has been both praised and scorned. As Bernanke's term nears its end and the race to succeed him heats up, Project Syndicate's experts consider the future of Fed policy – and what it means for the global recovery.
Dec 23, 2013 endorses the recent selection of Stanley Fischer to succeed Janet Yellin as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.
Oct 10, 2013 on the Federal Reserve's declining effectiveness.
Aug 31, 2013 thinks the Fed should be a steward of the economy, not of big banks.
Aug 28, 2013 on the sources of upward pressure on us interest rates.
Aug 27, 2013 on the power of the Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Aug 5, 2013 endorses Janet Yellen to head the US Federal Reserve.
The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary in muted fashion, and not only because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With rising nationalism and the return of great-power rivalry threatening to paralyze the organization at the heart of the multilateral system, many are asking whether global cooperation has a future.
