The history and influence of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve

The interview posted above is from SDPB’s daily public affairs show, In the Moment with Lori Walsh.

The Crash Course in Economic Literacy
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On Wednesday, November 9, at 7 pm in the SDSU Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari will sit down with me to discuss inflation, the labor market, the economy, and what it all means for the role of the Federal Reserve today. The event is free and open to the public; no registration is necessary. Neel Kashkari began his career as an aerospace engineer. Later, after earning a graduate degree in business, President Kashkari joined Goldman Sachs in San Francisco, where he worked several years. His career in public service began in 2006, when he joined the U.S. Treasury under then-Treasury secretary (and former Goldman Sachs CEO) Henry Paulsen. In 2008, he became assistant secretary of the Treasury, overseeing…

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