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Fed Only Interested in Inflation—Ever

Posted on 23 Feb 2014 by Frank Moraes
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As you’ve probably heard, the 2008 transcripts of the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) were released last week. They allow us to see for the first time what all the Big Thinkers thought about the financial crisis and housing … Continue reading →

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Federal Reserve Continues Looking Out for the Rich

Posted on 15 Mar 2017 by Frank Moraes
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As should shock no one, Federal Reserve Raises Benchmark Rate as Inflation Approaches 2 Percent Target. As I’ve noted many times before, the 2 percent target is a joke. First, it is a number that Alan Greenspan pulled out of … Continue reading →

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Fed Disappointed It Can’t Raise Interest Rates

Posted on 05 Jun 2016 by Frank Moraes
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You have to ask yourself: does the Federal Reserve still want to raise interest rates? On Monday, we got a devastating jobs report. In May, the economy created only 38,000 jobs. That alone makes it the weakest month in just … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Post: Articles of Confederation

Posted on 01 Mar 2016 by Frank Moraes
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On this day in 1781, the Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation. They were worthless. But you can see why conservatives love them. Basically, the combined government — the Confederation Congress — could ask for money from the states, … Continue reading →

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Good Jobs Report Doesn’t Mean Fed Was Right

Posted on 08 Jan 2016 by Frank Moraes
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Timothy B Lee and Soo Oh are mostly right, We Just Got Some Really Great News About the Economy. I wouldn’t say “great news,” but the new jobs report is quite good news and the economic recovery keeps on keeping … Continue reading →

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It Does Make You Wonder About the Fed

Posted on 15 Dec 2015 by Frank Moraes
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Over at Mark Thoma’s indispensable Economist’s View is a sub-blog by Tim Duy, Fed Watch. Generally, it is too technical for me. But the other day, I was really struck by an article, Makes You Wonder What The Fed Is … Continue reading →

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Fed Determined to Keep Americans Unemployed

Posted on 06 Dec 2015 by Frank Moraes
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On Friday, we got the new jobs report. Usually, I anxiously await the first Friday of the month, but I’ve gotten to see it as pointless. I want to see good numbers — for the economy to continue to create … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Post: Articles of Confederation

Posted on 15 Nov 2015 by Frank Moraes
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On this day in 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. It took them 16 months to come up with that piece of crap. It just shows how little the colonies trusted each other. But over time, we … Continue reading →

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Someone at the Federal Reserve Is Making Sense

Posted on 17 Oct 2015 by Frank Moraes
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I hope you will forgive me for talking about monetary policy. But really, you should pay attention, because it is good for you, in a far more important way than Cymbeline. Tim Duy has a sub-blog over at Mark Thoma’s … Continue reading →

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The Fed Will Stop Any Extra Economic Growth

Posted on 02 Oct 2015 by Frank Moraes
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I’ve already written an overview about all this nonsense, Trump’s Huge Tax Cut for the Rich — of Course. It turns out that Trump’s tax plan is just a bigger version of Jeb Bush’s. And Marco Rubio’s. Basically, Trump’s tax … Continue reading →

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GOP Only Tactic: “Other” Demagoguery

Posted on 03 Sep 2015 by Frank Moraes
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Last night, I was reading Job’s Anger (as I do every night), and I came upon, Many of GOP Are Unconnected to Reality. It’s one of the great things that Ted does on the site: present and analyze polling data … Continue reading →

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Fed May Raise Rates Because They’re Cowards

Posted on 28 Aug 2015 by Frank Moraes
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I don’t understand the Federal Reserve. For at least the last year, economists everywhere have been wondering if the Fed is going to raise interest rates. You see, there are many people who are concerned about inflation. And they think … Continue reading →

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