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Inflation and the Fed
Despite today’s very low inflation the Fed keeps raising interest rates and is now discussing when to shrink its balance sheet to further tighten monetary policy. The Fed’s own inflation forecast anticipates continued low inflation at 1.6% in 2017 creeping up to 2% in 2018 and 2019 and not seeing any increase later on. Moreover,…
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Inflation or Why Raise Interest Rates
The minutes of the Fed’s April 26-7 meeting convinced almost everyone that the Fed will raise interest rates at its next meeting in June, but left them wondering why. Most of the subsequent discussion centered on the labor market and how close the economy is to full employment. There was also some whispering about inflation….
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