{"id":926,"date":"2025-12-29T08:02:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=926"},"modified":"2025-12-29T08:02:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:02:46","slug":"age-of-easy-money-full-documentary-frontline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighteningweightloss.com\/wealth\/?p=926","title":{"rendered":"Age of Easy Money (full documentary) | FRONTLINE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EpMLAQbSYAw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>High inflation. Fear of recession. Disruptions, like the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. How did the U.S. economy get here? A two-hour documentary special traces the road to this moment, and the role of the Federal Reserve, the country\u2019s central bank.<\/p>\n<p>This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Donate to FRONTLINE now: https:\/\/bit.ly\/47DFzCb<\/p>\n<p>And support your local PBS station here: http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/donate\u200b<\/p>\n<p>FRONTLINE investigates the Fed\u2019s epic economic experiment to revive the U.S. economy with what has been called an \u201ceasy money\u201d policy and the far-reaching and sometimes unintended consequences. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we hadn&#8217;t been driving our economy for 14 years with easy money and then tried to really quickly undo that now, we wouldn&#8217;t be having these problems,\u201d former top banking regulator Sheila Bair said in the documentary.<\/p>\n<p>From the 2008 recession, to the COVID pandemic, to the rise in inflation, to the current economic uncertainty, \u201cAge of Easy Money\u201d charts the American economy\u2019s tumultuous course, the fragility of the financial system and the widening gap between Wall Street and Main Street.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary examines what led to the Fed\u2019s recent decisions to hike interest rates at a historic pace and probes the ongoing effects, offering a comprehensive and timely examination of the role of the institution at the heart of America\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary is supported by The WNET Group\u2019s Chasing the Dream, a public media initiative that examines poverty, justice and economic opportunity in America.<\/p>\n<p>The director, producer and correspondent of \u201cAge of Easy Money\u201d is James Jacoby. The producer is Anya Bourg. The senior producer is Frank Koughan. The editor-in-chief and executive producer of FRONTLINE is Raney Aronson-Rath.<\/p>\n<p>For more reporting in connection with this investigation, visit FRONTLINE\u2019s website:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/frontline\/documentary\/age-of-easy-money\/ <\/p>\n<p>#Documentary #FederalReserve #Inflation #Economy<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1BycsJW\u200b<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/frontlinepbs\u200b<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/frontlinepbs\u200b<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/frontline<\/p>\n<p>FRONTLINE is produced at GBH in Boston and airs nationwide on PBS.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Additional support for FRONTLINE is provided by the Abrams Foundation; the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Park Foundation; the Heising-Simons Foundation; and the FRONTLINE Journalism Fund with major support from Jon and Jo Ann Hagler on behalf of the Jon L. Hagler Foundation, and additional support from Koo and Patricia Yuen.<\/p>\n<p>Funding for \u201cAge of Easy Money\u201d is provided by The WNET Group\u2019s Chasing the Dream, a public media initiative reporting on poverty, justice, and economic opportunity in America, with major funding by The JPB Foundation and additional funding from Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.<\/p>\n<p>CREDITS<br \/>\nPrologue &#8211; 00:00<br \/>\nFederal Reserve Tries Easy Money Policies in Great Recession &#8211; 5:38<br \/>\nIn 2010, Federal Reserve Steps Up Quantitative Easing &#8211; 19:37<br \/>\nConcerns and Criticisms of the Federal Reserve\u2019s Easy Money Policies &#8211; 28:48<br \/>\nAfter An Attempt to Pull Back in 2018, Easy Money Becomes Status Quo &#8211; 38:25<br \/>\nDire Warnings About Largely Unregulated \u201cShadow Banks\u201d &#8211; 50:28<br \/>\nFederal Reserve\u2019s Easy Money Policies Go Into \u201cOverdrive\u201d to Combat COVID\u2019s Economic Impacts &#8211; 53:28<br \/>\n\u201cBad News for the Economy was Good News for Markets\u201d &#8211; 1:06:26<br \/>\nWarnings That \u201cUnprecedented\u201d Stimulus Could Lead to Excessive Demand and Inflation &#8211; 1:16:18<br \/>\nAn Epicenter of High Inflation in the U.S. &#8211; 1:23:30<br \/>\nThe Federal Reserve\u2019s Response to Inflation &#8211; 1:28:42<br \/>\nThe Impact of the Federal Reserve\u2019s Interest Rate Hikes &#8211; 1:37:57<br \/>\nLessons for the U.S. Economy From the Era of Easy Money &#8211; 1:48:34<br \/>\nCredits &#8211; 1:51:58<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High inflation. 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