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Fed to Markets: Fly Solo, for Now
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David Reilly says the Fed's response to the large volatility in the stock market after the credit downgrade of the U.S. to AA+ makes sense. The Fed's Open Market Committee voted 7-3 on August 9, 2011, to keep interest rates exceptionally low till mid-2013. With credit markets working and the financial system having sufficient liquidity the Fed did not need to take drastic action. Coming only a short period after the end of QE II, a QE III could be seen as an over-reaction. Another reason for the Fed's action- more pressure was needed for the U.S. government and Congress to shoulder responsibility for the economy. In an earlier statement the Fed had pointed out that the Fed by itself can only do so much and this is consistent with that thinking. There are important headwinds from housing, large consumer debt, deficits, and high unemployment that the Fed alluded to in that statement that will take time to reverse with policy action on several fronts over a longer period. In the speech made on June 6, 2011, U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke, said "monetary policy cannot be a panacea."
U.S. Federal Reserve's policy and actions in 2010-2013
08/27/2010
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The Fed's support of the U.S. stock market with the $600 billion quantitative easing.
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Growing criticism of the Federal Reserve's $600 billion QE II decision in 2010-2011.
08/12/2010
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Expert opinion on Federal Reserve policy in 2011-2013
08/12/2010
The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee voted in August 2011 to keep exceptionally low rates till 2013, with three fed governors dissenting. The high market volatility in August 2011 and the Fed's decision to let the government and Congress shoulder more of the responsibility for the economy. The limited capabilities of the Fed after QE II.
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Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End
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How QE 2 Could Drift Off Course
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Yellen Says Restraining the Fed’s Oversight Would Be a ‘Grave Mistake’
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The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) in 2010-2012
11/27/2010
The main policy-making arm of the Federal Reserve. The presence of dissenting voices in the new composition of the Open Market Committee. This comes after the Fed's decision for $600 billion in quantitative easing in November 2010.
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Dissenters Gain Clout on Fed Panel
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Fed Officials See Gradual Exit Strategy, Minutes Show
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Philadelphia Federal Reserve bank president Charles Plosser and other expert criticism of Fed chairman Bernanke's monetary policy.
01/04/2010
Plosser says the Fed cannot create jobs or retrain a workforce. In the short term the Fed can act against disinflation, says Plosser, but in the long term Fed policy such as the one being pursued by Bernanke can backfire and lead to more instability in the economy. The Dallas Fed President, Richard Fisher, expresses similiar views.
Grouped Articles
Martin Feldstein: The Federal Reserve's Policy Dead End
Wall Street Journal 05/09/2013
Once Again, the Fed Shies Away From the Exit Door
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Bhidé and Phelps: Central Banking Needs Rethinking
Wall Street Journal 07/16/2013
Bravo for Bernanke and the QE Era
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Wall Street Journal 01/18/2011
Wall Street Journal 02/09/2011
Drawbacks of the US Federal Reserve's move on Nov 3, 2010, to buy $600 billion of Treasury securities (QE II).
08/12/2010
Grouped Articles
How QE 2 Could Drift Off Course
Wall Street Journal 08/12/2010
Overheard: Pension Pain From the Fed
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Captain Ben Charts a Treacherous Course
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2010
Fedâs More Aggressive Move May Not Go Far Enough
New York Times 11/03/2010
Bernanke Seems to Fear Fate of Japan, Not Greece
New York Times 11/05/2010
Central Bank Treads Into Once-Taboo Realm
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2010
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