Posts Tagged ‘monetary policy’

Regulatory Review; EconoFAQs on QE2

(1) Bill Black on Obama’s Regulatory Review: I had to chuckle at the Times’ headline about Obama’s regulatory review a couple of days ago:  Obama Asks for Review of Rules Stifling Jobs.  As I mentioned in my last post, the new post-Tucson civility has rendered the Republican’s phrase “job-killing” into “job-destroying”;  now it has morphed ...Read more.

Bob Pollin on QE2 and Deflation

I have been feeling guilty about having posted that funny but misleading video yesterday (they made fun of the Fed’s concern about deflation, and implied that deflation would be good for ordinary people, which is just wrong).  Anyhow, my penance is to post this very good video from the Real News Network. More at The ...Read more.

Banks to Cash in on QE2 (Yves Smith)

More on QE2–just hit my inbox, an interview with Yves Smith of Naked Capitalism on the Real News Network;  sounds like the interview took place at the Political Economy Research Institute, which is cool (I didn’t know Yves Smith had any connection with PERI). By the way, here is the Bernanke WashPo Op-Ed she refers ...Read more.

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