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Fed's Beige Book: Fiscal Uncertainty Having an Impact on Hiring and the Economy

CNBC Explains

Welcome to CNBC Explains, where we dissect the complicated economics of our world — everything from stocks and corporate balance sheets, to international trade and government policy.

We are pleased to feature the work of Salman Khan , founder of the Khan Academy and a whiz at making arcane topics easy to understand. We'll also be featuring reporting by anchors and editors around CNBC.

Topics Explained

  • CNBC Explains: Bonds and Rates Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 6:50 AM ET

    Topics: Treasury Bond Prices and Yields | The Yield Curve | LIBOR | Interest Rate Swaps | Annual Interest and Debt Maturity

  • CNBC Explains: Central Banking Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 2:56 AM ET

    Topics: Federal Reserve Open Market | National Debt | The Beige Book | Quantitative Easing | The Federal Reserve

  • CNBC Explains: Commodities Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 8:28 AM ET

    Topics: Contango | Hedging Futures Contracts | Arbitraging Futures | Futures Curves | Futures Margins | Commodity Futures | Forward Contracts

  • CNBC Explains: Corporate Accounting Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 9:34 AM ET

    Topics: Income Statements | Capital Structure | Book Value Vs. Market Value | Amortization and Depreciation | Mark-to-Market Accounting

  • CNBC Explains: Crime and Law Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 1:49 AM ET

    Topics: Insider Trading | Securities and Exchange

  • CNBC Explains: Currencies Thursday, 29 Mar 2012 | 8:51 AM ET

    Topics: China-U.S. Currency Situation | China's Floating Exchange Rate | China's Currency Peg | Currency Carry Trade | Stagflation | Hyperinflation | Inflation | Deflation

  • CNBC Explains: Economy Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 3:36 AM ET

    Topics: Unemployment | Social Security | What is a Recession | The Laffer Curve | Medicare and Medicaid | Consumer Price Index | Correction | Federal Funds Rate

  • CNBC Explains: Equities Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 3:03 AM ET

    Topics: Stock Shorting | Market Capitalization | Alpha and Beta | Initial Public Offering | Preferred Stock

  • CNBC Explains: Funds & Investments Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 4:28 AM ET

    Topics: Breaking the Buck | Money Market Funds | Closed-End Mutual Funds | Exchange-Traded Funds(ETFs) | Open-Ended Mutual Funds | Volcker Rule | Hedge Funds

  • CNBC Explains: Global Economy Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 2:37 AM ET

    Topics: The IMF | BRICS | Gross Domestic Product| PIIGS | EFSF | Sovereign Debt

  • CNBC Explains: Markets Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 2:49 AM ET

    Topics: Market Circuit Breakers | Mortgage-Backed Securities | Capitulation | Real Vs. Nominal Returns | Roadshow | Arbitrage | Credit Default Swaps | Witching Hour | Limit Up, Limit Down | Collateralized Debt Obligations | Fair Value

  • CNBC Explains: Mergers and Acquisitions Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 7:59 AM ET

    Topics: Merger Arbitrage | Stock Dilution | Stock Price Behavior After an Acquisition | Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs) | Equity Acquisitions

  • CNBC Explains: Options Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 3:10 AM ET

    Topics: Put-Call Parity Arbitrage | 'Long Sttaddle' Options Strategy | Options as Investments | Put Options as Protection | Reading Options Quotes | Put Options | Call Options

  • CNBC Explains: Personal Finance Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 7:23 AM ET

    Topics: Life Insurance and Death Probability | Investing vs. Paying Off Loans

  • CNBC Explains: Taxes Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 8:00 AM ET

    Topics: U.S. Income Tax Basics | Tax Deductions | The Alternative Minimum Tax

  • CNBC Explains: Technology Friday, 30 Mar 2012 | 7:05 AM ET

    Topics: 4G | Cloud Computing | Malware

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