Monetary Policy
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“A Stable Price Level Standard for Federal Reserve Monetary Policy”
“In a recent article in the Cato Journal dealing with the transparency of Federal Reserve monetary policy, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Chairman Ben Bernanke provided an authoritative account of […]
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Chile Starts Monetary Tightening
Chile has rebounded strongly from the global recession, in spite of the devastating earth quake that hit early in 2010. In response to the financial crisis, the monetary authorities cut […]
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“Politicizing the Fed”
“For 97 years the 12 regional banks of the Federal Reserve system have operated relatively free of political interference from Washington. The looming financial reform bill threatens that independence, not […]
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“Congress Begins Conference on Financial Regulation”
“Today begins the televised political theatre that Barney Frank has been waiting months for: the first public meeting of the House and Senate conferees on the two financial regulation bills. […]
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Controlling the Fed
Blame goes to the Fed. They allowed a financial crisis due to lack of regulation and oversight of the banking/financial industry. At least that is the claim of today’s policy […]
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“A Monetary Policy Simulation Game”
The author presents a computer game that puts the player in the role of a central bank governor. The game is a stochastic simulation of a standard reduced form macro model, and the user interacts with this simulation by manipulating the interest rate.
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“Monetary Policy Rules and Business Cycles”
“Basic features of business cycle properties under both exogenous and endogenous monetary policy rules are examined in calibrated dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models with nominal rigidities (the nominal wage contract […]
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“Federal Reserve chief says U.S. budget on road to peril”
“Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Wednesday that “the federal budget appears to be on an unsustainable path,” but also recognized that an “exceptional increase” in the deficit had been […]
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“Bernanke Says Fed to Take Necessary Steps on Growth”
“Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. central bank will act as needed to aid financial stability and economic growth after restarting emergency currency-swaps to help contain Europe’s […]
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“Treasury Three-Year Yield Rises From Near 2010 Low Before Sale”
“Bernanke said yesterday at a Washington event that while the Fed will raise interest rates from a record low before the economy returns to “full employment,” officials don’t know when […]
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“Fed Bank Chief Calls for Interest Rate Hikes”
“Thomas Hoenig, the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, is cementing his reputation as the best friend of savers with money in the bank. Hoenig, who has […]
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What Financial Re-Regulation?
“In two weeks, I am supposed to speak on a panel entitled “Financial Re-regulation.” My question is, what re-regulation? To me, re-regulation means you would reverse some step that you […]