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Debate Grows Over Fed Policy And Low Interest Rates Exacerbating Inequality

quoting Kevin M. Warshvia Globe and Mail (Canada)
Friday, June 19, 2015

And so continues the great monetary policy experiment wherein a nervous world waits to see whether the U.S. Federal Reserve can finally raise interest rates without crashing the stock market, strangling the recovery and reminding us all what late 2008 looked like all over again.

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Hoover's Kane: Surprised At Unanimity Of Fed's Decision

interview with Timothy Kanevia Nasdaq.com
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Hoover Institution's Tim Kane and Bloomberg's Lisa Abramowicz and Peter Cook react to the Fed's decision to keep the central bank on track to raise interest rates this year.

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The QE Trap

by Allan H. Meltzervia e21, Economic Policies for the 21st Century
Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Quantitative easing (QE) is the latest central bank fad. After years of QE by the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of China and the European Central Bank have adopted their versions of the policy. The immediate effect was a depreciation of each exchange rate and an increase in some measures of monetary growth. I will discuss the US experience and ECB problems here.

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Fed Meetings May Be Live, But Here’s Why They’re Unlikely To Surprise

quoting Kevin M. Warshvia Wall Street Journal
Friday, June 12, 2015

If Federal Reserve policy is as data-driven as officials say it is, that means the outcome of any central bank interest rate meeting is a wildcard, right?

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The Federal Reserve And Inequality

by Kevin M. Warsh
Friday, June 5, 2015

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The Federal Reserve deserves credit for helping stem an epic financial panic in 2008 and, subsequently, mitigating the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

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"2015 Rate Hike Too Little Too Late?" With John Taylor

interview with John B. Taylorvia Cavuto (Fox Business)
Monday, June 8, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow John Taylor argues going back to normal monetary policy is better for the economy.

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Lazear: Fed Should Raise Rates ASAP

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia CNBC
Friday, June 5, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear on the jobs numbers, interest rates, and Greece’s “game of chicken”.

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The Federal Reserve And Inequality

mentioning Kevin M. Warshvia Washington Post
Friday, June 5, 2015

The Federal Reserve deserves credit for helping stem an epic financial panic in 2008 and, subsequently, mitigating the worst downturn since the Great Depression.

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Jobs Data Gives Fed 'Green Light' To Raise Rates: Tim Kane

interview with Timothy Kanevia Bloomberg
Friday, June 5, 2015

Hoover Institution fellow Tim Kane talks about the May US employment report, Federal Reserve monetary policy, and the economy.

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Financial System Robust But Geopolitics Poses Threat: Bernanke

quoting Stephen Kotkinvia Top 1000 Funds
Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Former Governor of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, says there are no foreseeable shocks to the financial system.

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The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

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