Fed’s Concerns
Wall Street traders, especially during the last couple of weeks, have voiced doubts about the Fed’s intentions. On the one hand, they note how the minutes of the last Fed […]
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The Fed’s New Normal
Early this month, a Federal Reserve (Fed) release prompted a sudden market selloff. The morning of April 5 started with considerable investor enthusiasm about indicators from payroll manager ADP. These suggested […]
The Fed’s New Normal
Early last month, a Federal Reserve (Fed) release prompted a sudden market selloff. The morning of April 5 started with considerable investor enthusiasm about indicators from payroll manager ADP. These […]
Cronyism
With highway accidents, the greatest carnage always attracts the most onlookers. So, too, with the 2007-08 financial crisis and its aftermath, the huge wreckage demands attention. Each review of those […]
Money and Inflation
Questions of inflation have these days come up more frequently in investment conversations. The issue and the rate of price change have remained quiescent for so long now that many […]
A Question of New Tools for Central Bankers
All the talk about new monetary policy tools cuts two ways. On the positive side, it supports the ever-present desire to foster confidence. Central banks will also need new ways […]
A Threat to Growth, Now and Over the Long Haul
Capital spending continues to weaken. All indicators, whatever the source, show that business and industry remain reluctant to spend on new structures, new equipment, even new systems and computing power. […]
The Great monetary Debate
Media seems ever infatuated with the Federal Reserve (Fed), or rather its policy-making arm, the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC). This intense attention stands to reason. Monetary policy at […]
Say What, Janet?
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is beginning to look silly. Not too many weeks ago, its spokespeople, including Fed Chair Janet Yellen, suggested that the economy was resilient enough to warrant […]
No Recession – No Acceleration
In the six plus years of this plodding recovery, sentiment has swung several times from extremes of pessimism to optimism and back again. A good quarterly figure on the real […]
Thirty Tomorrows 