The World Next Week: September 11, the November Election, and Ben Bernanke

The World Next Week podcast is up. Bob McMahon and I discussed the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks; the home stretch of the presidential campaign; and what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will decide at next week’s meeting of the Fed’s policymaking committee.

[audio: https://www.cfr.org/content/publications/media/editorial/2012/20120906_T…]

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Anniversary of September 11 Terrorist Attacks. The Daily News reports that the Romney and Obama campaigns have agreed not to run political ads on September 11. Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta is scheduled to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial on Monday, September 10; the Flight 93 National Memorial has organized events throughout the week to commemorate the victims of the attack. Bloomberg writes that Stephen Colbert spoke at a 9/11 Memorial benefit dinner on Tuesday. Last year, President Obama declared September 11 to be Patriot Day, a national holiday committed to the memory of the victims of 9/11.

The Presidential Campaign Enters the Home Stretch. The Economist writes that after a rough first-term, President Obama will need to convince voters that he can bring change in a second term. The Wall Street Journal notes that voters give President Obama higher marks than Mitt Romney on national security, something seldom seen with Democratic presidential candidates. Foreign Policy flags the reasons that President Obama has the upper-hand in this election.

Fed Policymaking Committee Convenes. The New York Times speculates about what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will do next. CNN suggests that the Fed may still change monetary policy, despite the tense campaign climate. The Wall Street Journal concludes that the Fed is still lukewarm over lowering the reserve rate. The Washington Post contends that Columbia University professor Michael Woodford may have authored the most important monetary policy paper this year; find it here. The Federal Reserve shares the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting.