Should President Obama politicize the Federal Reserve? If so, what would he accomplish? Ezra Klein of the Washington Post seems to think he should, and that this would somehow magically create jobs – but you would look long and hard for an explanation of how this would work.
Tag Archives: Federal Reserve
Paul Krugman Explains Why He Should Not be Fed Chairman
January 25, 2010 – 2:31 pm
Because of the unique institutional character of the Fed and the unique national character of the American people, the Fed should stick to monetary policy and banking regulation. It should NOT make economic policy except in extremis.
End This Madness: Confirm Chairman Bernanke
January 22, 2010 – 2:28 pm
The jury is still out on the Bernanke Doctrine. He has led us through the largest experiment in monetary policy that perhaps has ever been conducted. As things stand, the financial system is functioning with a semblance of internal normalcy. But great damage has been done to the real economy, and credit-generating activities in the US private sector are still very far from normal.
When Will the Fed See an Inflation Threat?
January 18, 2010 – 9:23 am
Since the beginning of the year, word has been that hedge funds and other pros have bet heavily on a sharp rise in midcurve and long-end interest rates, as the US recovery gathers steam. But the last several days have seen sharp rallies in notes and bonds as concern grows that the recovery will disappoint.
Nearing an Inflection Point?
December 3, 2009 – 9:31 am
Market participants will pay very close attention to two key upcoming readings on employment. This morning, the Labor Department reports initial claims for unemployment for last week. And tomorrow, they’ll give the initial reading (subject to revision) on job creation in November. A sense is growing that the readings will surprise on the upside, and show an employment picture that is improving slowly but steadily, suggesting that economic conditions are finally on the mend.
Retail, Ben Bernanke, and Auditing the Fed
November 16, 2009 – 10:32 am
It’s another day with the Federal Reserve at the center of discussion as Ben Bernanke heads to New York City to give some significant remarks. Should the Fed be more transparent? Should it be audited? We’ll talk about that and how the markets respond to the latest retail report on the latest podcast.
Christopher Dodd’s Big Regulation Push
November 10, 2009 – 11:00 am
Today Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd will present his proposed reforms of financial regulation, which could have massive ramifications for American banks and the entire economy. Will these reforms do anything to stop another crash, or will they spell the end of American small business?
The State of the Market and Election Fallout
November 4, 2009 – 11:05 am
Today’s podcast focuses on Nouriel Roubini’s controversial arguments on the state of the marketplace, the ramifications of the Federal Reserve’s meetings today in Washington, and the fallout for Democrats after Republicans swept key gubernatorial races by wide margins in Virginia and healthy ones in New Jersey.
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DAILY READS
- Wired Magazine, Conde Nast Scoop Breitbart, the ‘Bigs’ — HUD next O’Keefe Video Sting Target
- China Threatens Google
- JP Morgan & Citigroup Complicit in Death of Lehman
- Pelosi Goes Over Bill With Caucus, Plans Vote Next Week
- Obama Delays Asia Trip to Hammer Through Health Care Bill
- What Biden Told Netanyahu Behind Closed Doors
- Dems Consider Drastic Moves to Pass Health Bill
- New York Assemblyman Wants to Ban Use of Salt in Restaurants
- China Takes a Page from MSNBC
- I’m Still for Hope and Change Guys, Seriously!
MARKETS & POLICY
- Coffee and Markets: Financial Regulation and Obamacare
- Healthcare Reform: the Arithmetic Doesn’t Work
- Watch for an upside surprise on Treasury notes today (Updated)
- Destroy the City to Save It
- How Much Credit Should We Have in the World?
- Bart Stupak and Russian Opera
- Finance Wasn’t Designed for the Modern World
- The Unemployment Numbers and America’s Jobs Problem
- The End of Easy Fixes
- Standard Oil Redux
The WHIP
- Endgame: Pelosi’s Health Care Gamble
- David Brooks Applies For a Job
- Obamacare’s Two Americas
- How Do You Whip Nonexistent Legislation?
- Cheney in Exile
- How Mitt Romney Blew It (Again)
- Another Democrat Goes Down: Massa to Retire
- Obama’s Four GOP Ideas Myth
- Is Sue Lowden the Next John Thune?
- Ezra Klein and the Underpants Gnomes
HEGEMON
- Biden in Israel
- Love and Respect
- Putinjugend Website Publishes North Korean Anti-American Propaganda Paintings
- Three Reasonable Questions on Climate Change
- Fisking Foreign Policy’s Guide to Climate Skeptics
- Brennan gets it wrong at NYU
- Iran’s Big Punch – A Nuclear Test?
- The moral bankruptcy of Amnesty International
- The Scottish Islamist and British ‘racism’
- The Future Is Today: China Gets A Preview of Girl-lessness in Guangdong
CHEQUER BOARD
- “But Republicans Used Reconciliation Too!”
- John Quiggin Is Very Clever
- Not Just A Dictator . . .
- That Stubborn Parliamentary Procedure
- The Very Unpopular President
- Team Obama’s Favorite Economic Myths
- Yet Another Opportunity To Question Why The Atlantic Continues To Employ Andrew Sullivan
- Trade Follies
- Quote Of The Day
- Attention, Bart Stupak
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