Tag Archives: federal funds rate
The Rug Yank Phase of Fed Policy
The political differences of today’s leading two parties are not over ultimate questions of principles. Rather, they’re over opposing answers to the question of how a goal can be achieved with the least sacrifice. For lawmakers, the goal is to … Continue reading
The Fed’s Stars Never Aligned
On Wednesday, following the two day Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Fed Chair Janet Yellen will likely announce that the Fed will do something they haven’t done in nearly a decade. They will raise the federal funds rate. Obviously, a … Continue reading
Is Janet Yellen a Jenny Ass?
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s at the top of her game. She knows exactly what to do. She’s a PhD economist, after all. Her various affiliations with the Fed go back nearly 40 years. She knows what the correct Fed … Continue reading
Lost in Transmission
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen offered several insights into what she wants you to believe she’s doing. For starters, she wants you to think that, definitely maybe, she will raise rates soon. But not too soon. And certainly … Continue reading
