There has been a lot of debate about Federal Reserve policy in the wake of the pandemic. But many of those involved in that debate want to promote a specific…
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Interview: Making Sense of Fed Intervention, Fiscal Stimulus and MMT with Cullen Roche
The way economic policy is implemented has undergone some major changes in the past decade. The Federal Reserve’s response to the Great Financial Crisis, and the continued quantitative easing in…
The Effect of Quantitative Easing on Investment Cycles
By Jack Forehand (@practicalquant) — “Hindsight gives us the illusion that the world makes sense, even when it doesn’t make sense” — Daniel Kahneman This time is different. If there is…
Joseph Stiglitz Critiques Post-2008 Financial Policy and Suggests Reform
Drawing on the United Nations’ report World Economic Situation and Prospects 2016, former World Bank chief economist and senior vice-president Joseph E. Stiglitz, now a professor at Columbia University, writes…
Bridgewater's Dalio Says the "Risk is Asymmetrical on the Downside"
Ray Dalio of Bridgewater Associates explained the long-term debt cycle affecting the market. “The problems at the end of the long-term debt cycle,” he said, “is that it is very…
Dalio Sees Significant QE Before Significant Rate Hike
Hedge fund guru Ray Dalio says he expects the Federal Reserve to make a significant quantitative easing move before it makes a significant interest rate hike. “To be clear, we…
Gross On The Next Liquidity Crisis
Bond guru Bill Gross says that, once the global flood of quantitative easing ends, we could be in for another liquidity crisis. (more…)
How Fracking And The Fed Staved Off A Recession
The Economic Cycle Research Institute finally threw in the towel on its off-the-mark 2012-13 recession call earlier this month. But given the firm’s stellar long-term track record, ECRI’s take on…
El-Erian Talks Europe, The Dollar, And Volatility
Mohamed El-Erian says he expects volatility to increase in the stock market, and says it’s not a time to be buying broad index funds. (more…)
Fisher: QE Can't End Soon Enough
One of the common themes in the media regarding the stock market in recent years has been that investors are fearful of the Federal Reserve cutting back on its quantitative…