Tag Archives: Federal Reserve

What has the MPC got to hide?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

News to light the fires of the paranoid and conspiracy theorists out there: The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), the group which decides on interest rates each month, keeps no minutes of their meetings. We’ve argued on this … Continue reading →

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The Bank of England must share the blame for the cost of living

Posted on January 21, 2014 by

Many central banks now have “inflation targets” that they are required to meet, and such targets are set by the government. For the Bank of England, this target is 2%, and is based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Some … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

That we are witnessing strange and dangerous deformations of the capitalist system, if we can still even call it capitalist, and that new bubbles are being blown everywhere, is not only evident by the increasingly grotesque dichotomy between a woefully … Continue reading →

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The Monarchs of Money

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

An interesting look at the role of central bankers from the CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster:

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The Fed is the elephant in the living room that everyone pretends not to notice. Even many of those who blame government for the current mess leave the Fed out of the picture altogether. The free market, meanwhile, takes the … Continue reading →

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Should we end the Fed?

Posted on February 3, 2013 by
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Schlichter on the 1 trillion dollar coin

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

But once the government has replaced liquid government bonds on the central bank’s balance sheet with illiquid coins the central bank’s maneuverability is severely restricted. When the public gets nervous about inflation, the central bank would have to reverse its … Continue reading →

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