FrontlineAge of Easy MoneyTues., March 14, 2023Streaming at 7 pm at pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video AppAiring at 9 pm on PBS and on YouTubewww.facebook.com/frontline | Twitter: @fro
Premieres Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. The role of the Federal Reserve’s “easy money” policies in the current economic uncertainty. From the Great Recession to the rise in inflation, the ongoing fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall St. and Main St.
In 2008, the Federal Reserve embarked on a monetary experiment. James Jacoby explores the repercussions of that experiment on a new FRONTLINE documentary.
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of c-span products, apparel, books, home to corand accessories. there is something for every c-span fan. every purchase helps to support our nonprofit operations. shop now or anytime c-span shop.org. joining us now from newto massachusetts james jacoby, pbs frontle director, producer of their latest documentary. taking a look at the federal reserve. thks for jning us this morning. what getyou interested in what you will focus on a documentary and why the federal reserve? guest: it is weird timing. i have working on this film i have been working on this film for about two years. this is a follow-up to it. for it to be coming out today is bizarre, considering what has happened in the past two days. the fed having to come to the rescue once again of financial players that took on risk. like the bank at silicon valley. this is exactly what got us interested in the fed in the first place. probably the most powerful institution in some ways in the country. yet the least underst