Federal Reserve Archive
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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All About The Benjamins
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The last three days trading is all about the benjamins - the dollar, that is. The better than expected Friday November Jobs Report has triggered a powerful rally in the ...
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Judy Shelton In The WSJ: The Fed’s Woody Allen Policy
November 12, 2009 · Category: Federal Reserve, Macro Economics
But what if the Fed's efforts to stoke a recovery are merely creating asset bubbles in equities and elsewhere? What if government guarantees—explicit and implicit—are encouraging high-risk investment behavior rather than restoring conditions for normal ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Let The Bubble Blow
November 10, 2009 · Category: Federal Reserve, Gold, Market Commentary, Stocks, Top Gun Financial Planning, Warren Buffett
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Fed Kicks The Can Down The Road
The Fed made no substantial changes to policy or the statement. The key sentence on "exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period of time" was unchanged. Essentially, they didn't want ...
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Top Gun FP Client Note: Moment Of Truth Nears For The Fed
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