LIBOR—A TUTORIAL This video provides a foundation for learning about LIBOR—the London Interbank Offered Rate, which is very important in the setting of interest rates for trillions of dollars of financial products. The presenter is Dr. Ramesh Deonaraine.
LIBOR & THE FED FUNDS RATE
Goes on to explain why LIBOR for US dollar overnight borrowing can soar above the fed funds rate, which is also typically for overnight borrowing. This is a SUPPLEMENT to our interactive economics seminars.
THE FED FUNDS RATE Explains what is the fed funds rate and the fed funds target rate, and how the Fed (the central bank in the US) uses changes in the fed funds target rate as a policy tool to fight inflation and unemployment. The aim is to let learners better understand references to the fed funds rate, which are so often in the news. The narrator is Dr. Ramesh Deonaraine. This is a SUPPLEMENT to our interactive economics seminars.
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT TO ECONOMIC DATA Part I Discusses seasonal adjustment, seasonally adjusted data, and key challenges in obtaining and using seasonally adjusted economic data. This LECTURE IS A SUPPLEMENT TO OUR INTERACTIVE ECONOMICS SEMINARS.
SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT TO ECONOMIC DATA Part II
Discusses seasonal adjustment, seasonally adjusted data, and key challenges in obtaining and using seasonally adjusted economic data. This LECTURE IS PART II OF A SUPPLEMENT TO Dr. Ramesh Deonaraine's INTERACTIVE ECONOMICS SEMINARS.
HOW TO BE MORE ENERGETIC & DYNAMIC
Shows you how to be more energetic and dynamic to power your career and your life. (The development of people–human capital–is a foundation of economic development, so anything that can make people more effective in their daily lives is relevant to economics.)