Rhodes Center affiliates Brendan Greeley, US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, and Colby Smith, US Markets Reporter for the Financial Times, explain three of the Federal Reserve’s tactics to keep financial markets from falling during the coronavirus pandemic.

Brendan Greeley, Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, reports on the effect social distancing has had on restaurants and other retail businesses.

Rhodes Center affiliates Brendan Greeley, US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, and Colby Smith, US Markets Reporter for the Financial Times, report that the Federal Reserve is poised to spend $37bn, nearly half its total for March and early April, in a single day.

Brendan Greeley, Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, argues that the Federal Reserve needs to step in and keep money flowing to local banks and small businesses during the liquidity crisis sparked by the coronavirus.

Rhodes Center affiliates Brendan Greeley, US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, and Colby Smith, US Markets Reporter for the Financial Times, report on the Federal Reserve’s efforts to increase lending to the repo market.

Brendan Greeley, Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, reports on the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s promises to aid financial institutions during the coronavirus outbreak.

Megan Greene, economics commentator at the Financial Times and Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, argues that the 2020 election will be a test of how concerned Americans are by economic inequality.

Megan Greene, economics commentator at the Financial Times and Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, argues that Wall Street is underestimating the coronavirus’s potential ability to disrupt manufacturing and supply chains.

Rhodes Center affiliate and Financial Times reporter Colby Smith reports on the Federal Reserve’s efforts to keep short term borrowing costs down.

Peter Andreas, John Hay professor of international studies, responds to Trump’s plan to designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations by pointing to American gun manufacturers’ role in supplying cartels with weapons.

Brendan Greeley, Rhodes Center affiliate and US Economics Editor for the Financial Times, writes that some central bankers see Facebook’s digital currency as a potential threat.

Mark Blyth provides commentary in Marketplace, "It’s mostly English taxpayers that keep Northern Ireland afloat with an $11 billion a year subsidy."

Mark Blyth offers commentary on the state of disaffection in the United Kingdom.

Simon Tilford, Rhodes Center affiliate, argues that the German government could boost the nation’s economy through deficit spending.

Peter Andreas, John Hay professor of international studies, says, “more concentrated and potent synthetic drugs make reliance on border interdiction as a cornerstone of drug control even more irrational. Focusing more on demand than on supply becomes more urgent than ever.”

Stephen Kinsella, associate professor of economics at the University of Limerick and Rhodes Center affiliate, says “Brexit is a sectoral shock to the Irish economy.”

Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the allegations that Nigel Farage may have influenced markets to help hedge funds on Brexit referendum night in 2016, and if it could happen again on October 31. "If you have a leading politician pushing in that direction, this gives the hedge funds a one-way bet, with insurance against failure. And that's the type of 'option' hedgies love the most."

Stephen Kinsella, associate professor of economics at the University of Limerick and Rhodes Center affiliate, warns of the potential for future cuts to the Irish government’s spending and suggests new policies.

Political economist Mark Blyth comments on the US dollar, saying "There is no alternative to the dollar...We’re stuck with the dollar, which gives the United States astonishing structural power."

Stephen Kinsella, associate professor of economics at the University of Limerick and Rhodes Center affiliate, asks “How can the world’s third-best country to live in let 140,000 of its children sleep in cold, damp homes?”

Peter Andreas, John Hay professor of international studies, says “Business has boomed for professional smugglers (since the 1990s). The whole border in a sense has become more militarized and more difficult to cross by any measure. But for smugglers who can avoid law enforcement, it’s been a booming business.”

Mark Blyth, director of the Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, spoke with the Financial Times about the politicking of central banking, the hurdles to finding a U.S.-China trade war resolution, and how China can manage the financial risks building in its economy.