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Bombs and Duds Update +

It would appear that the mailer of the phony pipe bombs may have actually been a Right Wing mid-wit. The operative word, this early in the investigation, is   mais 136 palavras

The Culture War

What’s Wrong With The 2 Percent Inflation Target

In 1996, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan had an exchange with Janet Yellen, then a member of the Fed’s Board of Governors, that presaged a major — and, I think, ill-advised — change in the central bank’s approach to managing the economy. mais 132 palavras

Current Events

The Economics Quarterly: October 2018

Note: In previous quarterly (and monthly) articles, the time frame depicted in graphs was January 1st, 2002 to the date the article was written. This was due entirely to the fact that 2002 was 15 years before the original article, and, for consistency, that date was used for subsequent articles. mais 716 palavras

Liftw

Trump and the Federal Reserve: Governing with transparent purpose

Listening to the rhetoric of President Donald Trump over the past 19 months, if I were to summarize the role of government, it is to defend national borders, sustain an environment that creates jobs, and be impactful in driving up stock market values.  mais 712 palavras

Government

Trump's Haters Claim His Fed Criticism Is Dangerous - They're Wrong | Mises Institute

One of Donald Trump’s gravest sins in the eyes of financial punditry has been his willingness to openly criticize the actions of the Federal Reserve. According to the Serious People in Washington and New York, the President voicing his opinion on monetary policy is a dangerous challenge to the independence of the central bank. mais 6 palavras

News

Is the Fed Right About Hiking Rates?

The timing and the rhetoric are strange, but the Fed is thinking about the long-term

President Trump isn’t a fan of current Federal Reserve policy, specifically about raising rates too fast or too much.

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Economic News

Charles Payne: Fed Chairman Jerome Powell "Crushed This Market On October 3rd" (Markets Dropped 2,000 Pts. Since He Spoke!)

Charles Payne went on Varney and Co. on Friday morning to discuss the latest GDP number and booming Trump economy.

Charles blamed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for “crushing the economy” with his remarks on October 3rd. mais 113 palavras

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