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Inflation vs. Recession

I have listened to many financial "experts" and economists on television (mainly on CNBC) espouse their opinions on how to "fix" the economy, and one central theme always underlines the discussions: that recession must be avoided at all costs. I do not understand this. Rather, the...

Posted to Economics Questions by richie2044 on Wed, Jul 30 2008

Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform

In the midst of our economic slowdown, the U.S. Treasury Dept has issued what they are calling the "Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Reform". The highlights, as given by an article on Yahoo!'s website , are as follows: --designate the Fed as the primary regulator for market stability...

Posted to Economics Questions by Sailor on Sun, Mar 30 2008

Swap Lines

This is a new intiative by the FED: "These arrangements will now provide dollars in amounts of up to $30 billion and $6 billion to the ECB and the SNB respectively," the Fed said, extending the term of these swap lines through Sept. 30. Can someone elaborate on this for me? Will this make a...

Posted to Economics Questions by chalcedonite on Tue, Mar 11 2008

Protectionist rhetoric will only accelerate the dollar's slide

Pat Buchanan's recent attempt to diagnose the sinking dollar demonstrates that ignorance of basic economics is not limited to the left. Buchanan points out the plummeting value of the dollar relative to other currencies and major commodities such as gold ( up 24% this year ) and oil ( up over 50...

Posted to Radical Idealism by HeroicLife on Tue, Nov 6 2007
Filed under: protectionism, trade, currency, Fed, isolationism