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.

Jim and Bill talk about a survey the FIB does to determine how the economy is going. They go on to talk about the problems in the current marketplace. They discuss what small business owners think will become of the economy.

Ray, Elinor, and Jim talk about what the Federal Reserve Board is doing and what they will do at their annual meeting. They also discuss the economy and what we can expect from it.

Gary starts out by explaining where he thinks the economy is at the current time. Jim and Gary go on to talk about where they think it is going.

Elinor gives a run down on the current economy. Ray discusses inflation and the other uncertainties in the economy. Jim, Elinor, and Ray talk about what they think the FED is going to do with the economy.

Jim and Bill talk about new information about the attitude of small business owners in February. They discuss why optimism in the industry is down.

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.

Michael joins Jim at the beginning of 2003 to discuss the economic progress of women.

Where else can you go to hear a member of the Federal Open Market Committee talk about how the Federal Reserve Board operates. Don't miss this opportunity to hear one of the Fed insiders talk about he and his organization looks at the economy, small business, inflation, and interest rates. Bob McTeer is not your grandfather's economist. He's a no-nonsense, plain English guy. Don't miss this conversation.