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The Prelude to QE4
The U.S. economy officially exited the Great Recession in June 2009. But the recovery hasn’t done much to lift the broad population’s lot in life. Six years into it, and the economy trudges along like a jack donkey up a … Continue reading
Amplified Losses
Federal Open Market Committee meetings are always a spectacle. The forthcoming FOMC meeting, scheduled for September 16 and 17, should be particularly endearing. For despite the Fed’s claim to provide transparency the upcoming policy announcement is cloudier than pollywog stew. … Continue reading
Manna from Heaven
Modern day monetary policy’s something we disparage around here at the Economic Prism. Relegating what price to set the key lending rate to a cadre of unelected technocrats is a contradiction of life in a free society. That’s how we … Continue reading
The Fed’s Edifice Crumbles Away
There have been many appeals to ignorance over the last several years with respect to the effectiveness of monetary policy. One popular tactic of policy goons is to point to an improved economic statistic – like unemployment – and self-adulate … Continue reading
