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acrossthecurve.com - 12 days ago
Day of Reckoning
— acrossthecurve.com — The New York Times carries a story on the financing debacle which the US will face as... debts come due over the next several years. I do not think that the Treasury has thought through the arduous task that it will confront when the exigencies of ... (more) Day of Reckoning

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VoxEU.org - 11 days ago
A defence of the FOMC: Bad forecasters can be good policymakers
— VoxEU.org — Martin Ellison , Thomas J. Sargent , 24 November 2009 The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee has... been criticised for making forecasts that are inferior to Federal Reserve staff forecasts. This column argues that FOMC forecasts are worst-case ... (more) A defence of the FOMC: Bad forecasters can be good ...

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What responsibilities should the Fed have?
16 hours ago at Greg Mankiw's Blog
FOMC Narrows Unemployment, Inflation and GDP Targets
247wallst.com - 10 days ago
FOMC Narrows Unemployment, Inflation and GDP Targets
— 247wallst.com — The November 3 to 4 Minutes of the FOMC meeting are now out, and as you have... been told over and over (and over and over)…. It has the flexibility to keep rates low for an extended period of time. But what is of interest is the new FOMC outlook ... (more) FOMC Narrows Unemployment, Inflation and GDP Targets

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crossingwallstreet.com - 26 days ago
A Fed Rate Increase By June?
— crossingwallstreet.com — The futures market thinks so : U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke may start to increase... borrowing costs in June, according to Fed funds futures prices compiled by Bloomberg. Traders assign a 54 percent chance of an increase to at least ... (more) A Fed Rate Increase By June?

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hf-implode.com - 24 days ago
Show Me The Money
— hf-implode.com — " The Fed recognized in its FOMC statement that its direct purchase program was skewing the pricing... of GSE paper to insane levels, not in so many words of course, but in code words. “To provide support to mortgage lending and housing markets and to improve overall conditions in private credit ... (more) Show Me The Money

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ritholtz.com - 24 days ago
Damn the torpedos, full spead ahead!
— ritholtz.com — Fed Pres Fisher last night followed dovish speeches from Lockhart, Yellen and Rosengren where all reiterated that... policy will remain easy for longer and “time is not now to tighten.” This of course follows the message of last week’s ... (more) Damn the torpedos, full spead ahead!

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bloomberg.com - 17 days ago
Fed May Not Increase Rates Until 2012, Bullard Says (Update3)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said past experience suggests... policy makers may not start to raise interest rates until early 2012, while concern borrowing costs have stayed “too low for too long” may ... (more) Fed May Not Increase Rates Until 2012, Bullard Says ...

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