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Sep 23, 2021

US central bank poised to ease up on economic stimulus this fall

The White House is holding another meeting today with representatives of major companies to try to find solutions to the semiconductor chip shortage. The Evergrande debt saga in China is providing a few harsh lessons to be learned for the rest of the world, as Diane Swonk notes in our markets discussion. Speaking of lessons, what have we learned from the Enron scandal 20 years ago? We try to find answers with Bethany McLean, who covered Enron for Fortune.

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Evergrand has racked up more than $300 billion in debt.
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Fed sending strong signals that tapering could be on the way
The big question has been when we could start seeing the tapering of bond purchasing.
The Enron scandal: 20 years later, what’s changed?
by David Brancaccio and Rose Conlon
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Very little, according to Bethany McLean, the first financial reporter to ask questions about Enron’s accounting practices.

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David Brancaccio Host
Victoria Craig Host, BBC
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Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
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Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
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US central bank poised to ease up on economic stimulus this fall

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Fed sending strong signals that tapering could be on the way

The Enron scandal: 20 years later, what’s changed?

The Team