Federal Reserve Archive
Why The Fed Move Matters
Commentators seem to be split on the important of the Fed's 1/4 point hike in the discount rate yesterday after the close. Some say it's meaningless and not to worry about it. Others see it ...
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Taylor: The Fed and the Crisis: A Reply to Ben Bernanke
January 12, 2010 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
These technical arguments are important, but one should not lose sight of the forest through the trees. You do not have to rely on the Taylor rule to see that monetary policy was too loose. ...
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Shelton: Chairman Bernanke’s Monetary Apologia
January 11, 2010 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
This past Sunday, at the American Economic Association's annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke offered up a lengthy, professorial defense of U.S. monetary policy over the last decade, focusing on its ...
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Cassidy: Is Ben Bernanke Serious?
January 8, 2010 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
Behind his white beard, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has a wry sense of humour. On reading his recent speech to the American Economic Association, in which he defended the Fed's actions during the housing bubble, ...
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John Taylor Responds To Bernanke
January 7, 2010 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
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Picerno On Bernanke’s Speech
January 6, 2010 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
James Picerno has weighed in with two posts on Bernanke's recent "Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble" speech. Here are some excerpts:
What's troubling is arguing that the Fed played no role in stoking the fires ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Bernanke’s Sophistry
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Top Gun FP Client Note: What Are The Consequences?
December 30, 2009 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics, Market Commentary, Top Gun Financial Planning
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Fed Talks Exit Strategy
In light of ongoing improvements in the functioning of financial markets, the Committee and the Board of Governors anticipate that most of the Federal Reserve’s special liquidity facilities will expire on February 1, 2010.
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Top Gun FP Client Note: The Risk Trade
December 13, 2009 · Category: Currencies, Federal Reserve, Market Commentary, Sentiment Analysis, Top Gun Financial Planning
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