Topic: Monetary Policy

How Crazy Do You Have to Be to Support Dollarization?

– September 28, 2023

“The whole reason why it is an advantage for a developing country to tie to a major country is that historically speaking the internal policies of developing countries have been very bad. US policy has been bad, but their policies have been far worse.” ~Nicolás Cachanosky

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What Should the Federal Reserve Do Now?

– September 26, 2023

“Inflation is running above 2 percent by any measure, and a current temporarily higher rate on short-term securities can reassure markets that the Federal Reserve is aiming at a lower inflation rate.” ~Gerald P. Dwyer

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Another Rate Hike? Let’s Not

– September 26, 2023

“Interest rate and liquidity data point to the same conclusion: monetary policy is sufficiently tight. Further tightening could cause a painful economic contraction.” ~Alexander W. Salter

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How To Be Accidentally Right, Central Banking Style

– September 24, 2023

“Money is broken, and while these activists might not be able to explain how, they’re not wrong in pointing their fingers at the monetary authority at the center of it all.” ~Joakim Book

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Fed Continues to Signal Another Rate Hike

– September 20, 2023

“If core inflation is more or less on track, why are most FOMC members projecting another rate hike?” ~William J. Luther

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Is Dollarization a Mirage?

– September 18, 2023

“Dollarization would serve as a firewall, protecting the private sector from the fiscal policy fallout.” ~Nicolas Cachanosky

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David Malpass on Inflation and Slow Growth

– September 16, 2023

“If we try to push supply-side economics as an inflation-reduction strategy, we’re setting ourselves up for failure by banking on a problem that’s largely solved.” ~ Alexander W. Salter

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Don’t Panic over the Latest Inflation Numbers

– September 14, 2023

“To put it plainly, monetary policy is already tight enough. The Fed’s job now is to stay the course.” ~ Alexander W. Salter

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Without Rules, the Fed Rules

– September 12, 2023

“Committing to a rule significantly lowers the cost of evaluating Fed policy. And lowering the cost of evaluating Fed policy could make it very clear to a great many people that the Fed is up to no good.” ~ Alexander W. Salter

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What’s the Harm in Raising the Inflation Target?

– September 5, 2023

“In addition to increasing workers’ real tax burden, raising the inflation target reduces workers’ real wages by reducing the demand for their labor services.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger

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Monetary Policy Remains Sufficiently Tight

– September 4, 2023

“There’s no returning to the pre-pandemic trend for the price level. We’re left with permanently higher prices. Hopefully, the Fed continues to bring inflation down gradually.” ~ Alexander W. Salter

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The Floor System Fails

– September 4, 2023

“During normal times, when inflation is low and stable, the floor system increases the burden on taxpayers. The burden is even larger when inflation is high, as it has been over the past two years.” ~ Louis Rouanet

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