Federal Reserve Stays the Course on Stimulus
More funny money
Obama's remarks about the Fed chairman on Charlie Rose weren't exactly a ringing endorsement
Possibly connected to rumors that Fed will scale back stimulus efforts
Because of better-than-expected economic data
Also says recovery is being distorted
If at first you don't succeed... you probably ought to try something new, not more of the same
They're going to keep doing the same thing because the economy is still slumping
There's a relevant Einstein quote about doing the same thing over and over again
Lingering subsidy from the bailout
'Cuz flooding the market with money solves everything
Former OMB director says decline may be irreversible
"Employers in several Districts cited the unknown effects of the Affordable Care Act as reasons for planned layoffs and reluctance to hire more staff"
Weak economy means inflating home and stock prices does little
Bloomberg News recently valued big banks' cheaper borrowing rates because they're too big to fail at $83 billion a year
Made the comments while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee
Richmond Fed head says he tipped off banks about a rate cut
They didn't see it coming and had no idea what they were dealing with
Reserve's behavior more protection for big business
Kansas City Reserve head uncomfortable with current actions
Documents obtained through FOIA reveal
Some say keeping rates artificially low, indefinitely, is a bad idea
Bloomberg's recently (and quite rightly) christened "Forbes 30 Under 30" superstar Josh Barro is inside my head. Or at least that's what the title of his recent post for The Ticker implies. But since he kindly didn't dig deeper in exploring the depths of our depraved "Hard-Money Advocate" Brains, let me clear up a few things.
Predicting the next mayor of New York City, new Fed leadership, and who the Supreme Court will irritate most
Thinks the Fed might be going too far