American Central Bank Seen Reinflating Financial Bubble
By keeping interest rates near zero, the Federal Reserve is distorting investment.
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Necessary Financial Correction Has Yet to Come
It’s hard to be optimistic when central bankers are spending like drunken sailors.
American Monetary Policy Doesn’t Stimulate Job Growth
Unemployment won’t come down as long as the Fed tries to stem the deleveraging process.
Federal Reserve Chief Says Monetary Stimulus Worked
Ben Bernanke insists that printing money has been “economically meaningful.”
The “Giant Placebo” That is Monetary Stimulus
The Federal Reserve is not preparing another round of quantitative easing but not planning a reversal in policy either.
Bernanke’s Money Printing Spree Continues
The Federal Reserve keeps interest rates near zero and continues to pump billions of dollars into the economy.
More Cheap Money Won’t Fix Our Economy
Even in the face of sovereign default, there are economists and politicians who won’t recognize that the game is up.
World Anxious for Last-Minute Debt Deal
Investors are counting on American lawmakers to reach an agreement that would stave off default.
Federal Reserve Considering More Stimulus
Ben Bernanke tells lawmakers his central bank is preparing more stimulus measures.
Fed Sees No Reason to Reverse Stimulus
Ben Bernanke is in no rush to scale back his expansionary monetary policy.
Federal Reserve Causing Turmoil Abroad?
With its expansionary monetary policy, the Federal Reserve is causing food and fuel prices to rise.
World Critical of American Monetary Policy
From Europe to Russia to China, countries fiercely criticize the American Federal Reserve for its expansionary policy.
The Federal Reserve’s Expansionary Gamble
In a risky effort to boost lending, America’s central bank is injecting billions of dollars into the financial market.
Liberal Wrongheadness on Greece
Simply printing money to pay off its creditors in a debased currency is no solution for Greece’s financial troubles.
The Crisis According to Greenspan
In a comprehensive study (PDF) presented to the Brookings Institution on Friday, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve and noted laissez-faire economist Alan Greenspan traces the roots of the global economic downturn back many years, arguing that because the savings rate of the developed world soared in the decade preceding it and intentions to invest […]