Heterodox
Amazing. A major player at the Fed and key voice in setting monetary policy didn't know how the monetary system works based on correct operational understanding — which MMT provides and which he also proves ignorant about. And this when he was also serving on the FOMC and deeply involved in setting monetary policy for the US, which also affects the entire world, during the crisis and aftermath. Bloomberg OpinionBudget Deficits Still Matter Bill Dudley William C. Dudley is an American...
Read More »Bill McBride on the FOMC meeting
No big surprises. Calculated Risk FOMC Projections and Press Conference Link FOMC Statement: "In October, the Committee will initiate the balance sheet normalization program" Bill McBride
Read More »Beware of Trump’s appointees
No, not to the SCOTUS position. I'll leave that for more qualified analysts. I'm just saying that it seems that Trump will appoint more hawkish appointees for the two vacancies on the Fed’s Board of Governors, which are part of the FOMC, that decided monetary policy (the other 5 are the Governor of the NY Fed, and governors of the rotating member banks). It seems that Trump wants higher interest rates, even if that contradicts his rhetoric about the dollar being appreciated and hurting...
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