Elinda Kiss, Clinical Associate Professor of Finance & Banking Fellows Faculty Champion

Monthly Archive: September 2016

Did Donald Trump root for the housing crisis, the financial crisis and the Great Recession?

Election 2016

Did Donald Trump root for the housing crisis, the financial crisis and the Great Recession?

“I sort of hope that happens because then people like me would go in and buy,” Trump said in a 2006 audiobook from Trump University, answering a question about “gloomy predictions that the real estate market is heading for a spectacular crash.” Is that good business as Donald Trump added...

Janet Yellen

Election 2016 / The Fed

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is “not doing political things,” contrary to what was screamed by a presidential candidate during the debate last night

At the presidential debate last night, Donald Trump accused Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen of “doing political things” by keeping interest rates low. Former Secretary of State and former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton did not address the issue during the debate. Previously, she has stated that it is inappropriate for...