The Fed’s Dependence on the Consumer Will Backfire
The Fed pretends it wants to normalize interest rates in an economy built on the fragility of broke consumers.
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Week in Review: February 25, 2017
Cutting back presidential power continues to be one of our most urgent challenges.
FOMC Minutes: More of the Same
The FOMC minutes revealed a Fed that doesn't know what to do, but pretends like everything's under control.
Five Reasons for Central Banks: Are They Any Good?
No justification for central banks erases the fact that the central banks are creatures of power politics rather than economic reason.
Why the “Experts” Can’t Agree About Fed Rate Hikes
When should the Fed raise rates? Mainstream economists rely on statistics, but reject the necessary theory by which to interpret.
Week in Review: February 18, 2017
The Fed has elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
Stanley Fischer’s Eureka Moment
Stanley Fischer almost learns a lesson about econometric models, but just does not get it.
Yellen To Congress: We’ll do Something Someday
Janet Yellen testified before Congress and was as bland and predictable as ever: still uncertain, still has no clue what to do.
Showdown: Yellen and Trump
There is bubbling tension between the Trump vision and the Bernanke-Yellen monetary regime.
