The FRED Blog: If GDP and the stock market were related, the dots in this FRED graph would follow a 45-degree line from the bottom left to the top right ow.ly/2H0v50vC991

Education "sticks" between generations, and this has financial implications: The net worth of the typical family with two generations of college grads is 39% larger than the wealth of the typical first-gen family ow.ly/DsQy30ppmw1

Do CEOs actually earn hundreds of times more money than their employees? And does that mean they're paid too much? Our #EconFocus digs in: bit.ly/CEOoverpaid

"They beat every part of my body" Villagers in Indian-administered Kashmir accuse security forces of beatings and torture. The Indian army says the claims are "baseless and unsubstantiated" Warning: Might cause distress [Tap to expand] bbc.in/32dg5H0

By the age of two there is already a language disparity between rich and poor children econ.st/2zLbKik

What exactly is the Fed's balance sheet? Find out from our new animated video. Learn more: sffed.us/balance | #DidYouKnow #BalanceSheet #FederalReserve #Explainer

The term premium, the risk premium and the yield curve: The FRED Blog looks at investor decisions in the bond market ow.ly/DqeD50vYog0

This week in 1998, officials at Long-Term Capital Management contacted the New York Fed to say the firm was in trouble ow.ly/uraN30pxK5L

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Los Angeles: Why tens of thousands of people sleep rough bbc.in/2AuZN0j

Why is the Fed pumping money into the banking system? The US central bank has injected more than $200bn (£160bn) into the financial system this week - the first time there's been such an intervention since 2008 Natalie Sherman explains 👇 bbc.in/2kuBETq

The Banking Act of 1932 included two principal provisions. The first provision expanded the ability of Reserve banks to engage in discount window lending. ow.ly/FIAT30pAShF (1/2)

140 million people could be internally displaced by 2050 because of climate change (source: World Bank) In Vietnam thousands have already been forced from their homes because of it — a stark warning to the rest of the world THREAD 👇 bbc.in/2mZAn84

"I was homeless, but I wasn't hopeless. I knew a better day was coming." See how Christopher Gardner went from being abused by his step-father and homeless to a Multi-Millionaire and CEO of a holding company. #entrepreneur #motivation #overcome ferasantoonreports.com/homeless-multi…

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