Yet another proposal to improve money market funds would just render them useless. Has the Fed staff heard of capitalism?
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Tag Archives: The Federal Reserve
Getting Banks Back Into Banking
The economy suffers when banks concentrate on collecting fees rather than deposits, and on making trades rather than loans.
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Can Corporate Dividends Provide Retirement Security?
Businesses generate income, which retirees need. What if more stocks paid dividends and more retirees owned stocks?
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The Fed’s Sunshine Is Blinding Me
The Fed’s long-term policy promises are, paradoxically, making it harder to see what really lies ahead.
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Why $1.2 Trillion Is No Big Deal
Banks helped themselves to $1.2 trillion in loans at the Fed’s discount window, and they made money in the process. So what’s the problem?
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The Fed Asks, ‘How Bad Is Bad Enough?’
No cream-puff challenges here. The Fed’s latest stress test uses a nightmare scenario so we can rest easier.
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Sweet Music To Soothe The Savage Banker
All together now: “There Will Never Be Another Lehman.”
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Time To Put Unemployment Front And Center
Unemployment here is not much better than in Spain. If we don’t act soon, two generations of workers may be lost.
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Borrowing Our Way To Better Credit
Can more borrowing make us a better credit risk? The ridiculous self-delusion in the debt ceiling debate.
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Suffering From Financial Repression
Feeling repressed? Take two aspirin and call your central banker in the morning.
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