Richard and Elinor join Jim for the FED watch show and to talk about oil prices and consumer activity.

Two of the top bankers in the Brain Trust, Richard and Michael, join Jim for the Fed Watch show when they talk about the national economy.

Bill and Richard join Jim for our Fed watch show to talk about the key issues of the small business survey from the NFIB.

Richard joins Jim to talk about the economy as it stands right now and the pace at which it is growing.

Ray starts by giving his thoughts on where the economy is based on fundamentals. Richard then talks about the recovering economy. They go on to talk about what the Federal Open Market Committee will talk about at their upcoming meeting.

Richard joins Jim to talk about the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting and what he thinks their concerns will be.

Elinor and Richard join Jim for the current Fed Watch show, where they discuss the economy and what the Fed is likely to do during the next meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.

This segment is about the Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the beginning of the year. First, Elinor and Jim discuss how the economy looks to the committee and productivity. Richard focuses on the relationship of consumers and businesses.

In the first part of this segment, Richard discusses businesses being reluctant to invest in the economy. Richard and Jim talk about consumer spending in the U.S. compared to Japan. Elinor and Jim talk about consumer spending and deflation.