Klaas Knot on ECB Tapering: “We’ll See.”
As the Fed continues to hike rates, the ECB must soon follow the course of cutting back on "easing" policy.
The Fed
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Janet Yellen on Workforce Development
Yellen sees challenges to be solved in the labor market, but completely misses the Fed and government's hand in the problems.
Fed Financial Statements: $6 Billion Drop in Fed Remittances
Every year the Fed remits its profits to the US Treasury every year. A drop in Fed profits means less for the US Treasury.
Money Supply Growth Falls to 17-month Low in February
Growth rates in the money supply have fallen each month since October.
Is the Size of the Fed’s Balance Sheet More Important than the Target Rate?
Minneapolis Fed president Kashkari voted against the Fed's March hike, wants to focus on the balance sheet question before the rate hike question.
The Fed’s Half-Hearted Attempt at Monetary Tightening
The Fed will do whatever is needed to prevent the debt pyramid from collapsing. That includes keeping interest rates at extraordinarily low levels.
Week in Review: March 18, 2017
The Fed raised interest rates another quarter of a point, selling the narrative that the economy is strong — in spite of its own indicators.
Yellen: “GDP is a Pretty Noisy Indicator”
While expressing optimism about the economy, Yellen completely dismissed a question about the troubling Q1 GDP forecasts.
How the Fed Operates — And Why It’s a Problem
Central bankers often claim their tinkering with the money supply is but a small intervention, but in reality, it sets the boom-bust cycle in motion.
Is the Era of Ultralow Interest Rates Coming to a Close?
The financial press pretends that there's some grand shift away from the Fed's official low interest rate policy. This narrative is highly misleading.
