Closing keynote “When timidity triumphs” by Robert Jenkins, formerly member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee; Adjunct Professor of Finance, London Business School; and Senior Fellow at Better Markets. Here is a direct video link.
Wisdom insists that we intentionally control gizmo time and be fully present in real time.
As we expect more from technology, do we expect less from each other? Sherry Turkle studies how our devices and online personas are redefining human connection and communication — and asks us to think deeply about the new kinds of connection we want to have. Here is a direct video link.
Seven years after the Fed’s first Quantitative easing program was launched, one of its original foot soldiers takes stock.
Andrew Huszar is a Fed veteran who served as the “quarterback” for the world’s largest stimulus program by managing the purchase of more than $1 trillion worth of mortgage-backed bonds — only to renounce his support for the entire effort in a 2013 public apology. In a recent interview with CNBC, Huszar insisted the excess liquidity created by the Fed has done more to enrich Wall Street than the average citizen. Here is a direct video link.
Cory’s Chart Corner
