quantitative easing

Marshall Auerback here. Our Treasury Secretary has conceded that it is still a “tough economy” for most Americans, and warned it’s possible the unemployment rate will go up for a couple of months before it comes down. Given the…

By Paul Brodsky and Lee Quaintance of QB Partners (Hat tip Barry Ritholtz) • Deflation • Quantitative Easing (QE2 & QE3) • A nod to Christopher Hitchens • The G7 financial system must deleverage to regain a semblance…

Bill Gross, manager of the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., recently wrote that he now takes a less optimistic view of what he dubs "Keynesian consumption remedies." As a result, he talks to…

From Comstock Partners In a scholarly paper that was released today James Bullard, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, stated, "The U.S. is closer to a Japanese-style outcome than at any time in recent…

This is the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis piece by James Bullard that everyone is talking about. Here's the money quote: Under current policy in the U.S., the reaction to a negative shock is perceived to be a promise to stay low…

Here's how one well-respected equity analyst sees yesterday's performance by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke: The Fed has a disconcerting power over the financial markets The Fed is calling the tune – that much is clear. Many…

I have a lot of links today, so I will do two sets. Topic of the Day: Monetary Policy Here is the first set with an emphasis on monetary policy and debt. The ECRI Index came out at a –8.3% annualized. That's getting very close to where…

I have argued that both fiscal and monetary stimulus would be withdrawn sooner than most people expected. Here's how I put it in March (emphasis added): I expect the following to occur: Public pressure to withdraw monetary and…

Excerpts from Comstock's latest weekly: Debt is discussed by the pundits on financial TV also, but in almost every case the discussion revolves around government deficits relative to GDP or government debt relative to GDP.  They…

The first real warning that growth in the global economy was set to decline came in April. And since then, the signs of distress have only increased. In the US, the distress is everywhere – in the housing data, the employment figures, and…