Season 3, Episode 1. The economic crisis response playbook was written in 1873 by Walter Bagehot, and central bankers have called upon the sacred text for the century and a half since. Who was Walter Bagehot and what does he prescribe central bankers do to stop bank runs and economic panics? This and a speedy 200 year history of central banking before Bagehot in Episode 1 of Season 3. 

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The fundamental power to create money that makes central banks what they are, is most dramatic when they wield that power in attempts to rescue collapsing economies. This is central banks as Lenders of Last Resort.  In the seven episodes of Season 3, we're telling the history of the fundamental principle of the lender of last resort. First two episodes drop Thursday July 23, 2020; then every Thursday morning after that. 

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I submitted the above trailer as part of a podcast competition sponsored by Squarespace and Gimlet Creative. I also announce the end of Season 2. (Originally aired on May 31, 2018.)

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Why the Meeting Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee matter. (Originally aired on May 4, 2018.)

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A rebroadcast of our very first episode on the 2nd year anniversary of The Bankster Podcast. (Originally aired on April 21, 2018.)

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Of equal importance to the final decision of the next New York Fed President is the process by which this decision was made. Today we unwind that complex process. (Originally aired on April 6, 2018.)

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Too many important events of the past two weeks, so we’ve started a new series called News Flash. Today’s Flashes include: Bear Stearns, The Senate Dodd Frank Bill, NYFed’s Presidential Search, and the FOMC meeting. (Originally aired on March 23, 2018.)

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A Riksbanken video gave me a good laugh, and a 350th birthday is cause for celebration and reflection. On today’s episode: (1) very briefly how did it start,  (2) its relationship with the Euro, (3) its policy goals, and (4) its role in the Nobel Prize of Economics. (Originally aired on March 9, 2018.)

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Round V of the listener favorite, Centralverse Q&A: Who really chooses the Chair? And who is second in command at the Central Bank? If you have questions you’d like answered on the podcast send them in. (Originally aired on February 9, 2018.)

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Global equity markets dropped drastically on Jerome Powell’s first day at the Federal Reserve. When markets quiver a question you’ll hear analysts and journalists bring up is, “Will the Chair use the Greenspan Put?”  On today’s episode, a brief primer on the Greenspan Put. (Originally aired on February 23, 2018.)

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