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Tag Archives: Federal Reserve
We Are Sailing Deeper Into Uncharted Waters
By Richard Fisher It will come as no surprise to those who know me that I did not argue in favor of additional monetary accommodation during our meetings last week. I have repeatedly made it clear, in internal FOMC deliberations and in public speeches, that I believe that with each program we undertake to venture [...]
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Federal Reserve, Real Clear Politics
Tagged as: Federal Reserve, FOMC, Monetary Policy, Real Clear Politics, Richard Fisher
Regional factories rebound, jobless claims up
Factory activity in the Mid-Atlantic region bounced back in July, lifting hopes of a pick-up in economic growth in the third quarter. However, a rise in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits suggested the reacceleration in output would not be as strong as had previously anticipated. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank [...]
Posted in Business, Economy, Federal Reserve
Tagged as: Business, Economy, Federal Reserve, Unemploymnet
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Five Greek Myths, 2010 Version
By David Wessel Economist Carmen Reinhart of the University of Maryland is enjoying more celebrity than usually accrues to scholarly geeks thanks to a well-timed book, “This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly,” co-authored with Harvard’s Kenneth Rogoff. In an op ed essay in Sunday’s Washington Post, Carmen Reinhart and her husband, Vincent, [...]
Posted in Bond Markets, Greece, Solid Principles
Tagged as: Euro, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve, Fiscal Discipline, Greece, Greek Debt Crisis, Kenneth Rogoff, WSJ
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Light At the End of the Bailout Tunnel
By DEBORAH SOLOMON WASHINGTON—The U.S. government’s rescue of wobbly companies and financial markets is starting to look far less expensive or long-lasting than once feared. As momentum grows at companies that looked like zombies just a few months ago to repay taxpayers for lifelines they got during the financial crisis, the projected cost of [...]
Posted in Business, Economy, Federal Reserve, Solid Principles, Wall Street, Wall Street Journal
Tagged as: AIG, Fannie Mae, Federal Reserve, FHA, Financial Markets, Freddie Mac, Henry Paulson, TARP, U.S. Treasury, WSJ
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The Wrong Financial Fix
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NjBhNmE0OTFlMDg0ZjFhM2FhYTYxYmQ3YjQzMTZjYmU= By the Editors NRO Sen. Chris Dodd (D., Conn.) has overseen the compilation of another dictionary-sized piece of impenetrable legislation, this one intended to reform our bank regulators and thereby prevent a repeat of the recent financial crises. His approach is the wrong one, undermining the institutions that have performed relatively well, such as [...]
Posted in Business, Congress, Democrats, Federal Reserve, Solid Principles, Wall Street
Tagged as: FDIC, Federal Reserve, National Review, NRO, Sen Christopher Dodd
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