Category Archives: monetary policy

Federal Reserve very wisely puts interest rate rises on hold

Posted on March 1, 2019 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell has very sensibly reviewed the current economic climate including a potentially messy Brexit, slower growth in China and low inflation and low oil prices and decided not to continue its policy of … Continue reading →

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The Federal Reserve‘s obsession with imminent inflation – for once I agree with President Trump

Posted on October 17, 2018 by haroldchorneyeconomist

President Donald Trump has done and said many negative things in the policy realm that I strongly disagree with. But on the subject of the Fed policy of restoring higher interest rates because of the supposed threat of inflation,  I … Continue reading →

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Bank of Canada prematurely hikes interest rates underestimating potential damage to employment

Posted on September 6, 2017 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The Bank of Canada announced a further 25 basis point increase in the bank rate despite the fact that unemployment is still above 6 % and there is absolutely no evidence of inflationary pressure in the economy. Whatever rise in … Continue reading →

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After the Crash:Rediscovering Keynes and the origins of quantitative easing (2nd posting)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by haroldchorneyeconomist

By Harold R.Chorney Professor of Political economy, Concordia University Montréal, Québec Preface: More than twenty five years ago I began to write about problems of public finance.( Chorney, 1984) At the time that I began to do so, I never … Continue reading →

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The Passing of Abe Rotstein a Polanyi pioneer and leading member of the U of Toronto nationalist political economy school: Britain enters deflation

Posted on May 20, 2015 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Abe Rotstein one of Canada’s outstanding political economists and a leading founder of the Canadian nationalist school of political economy centred in Toronto  passed away last month at the age of 86. The Globe and Mail had a full page … Continue reading →

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Obama leads with inspiring state of union speech;European central bank embraces QE

Posted on January 22, 2015 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The President of the United States delivered an excellent inspiring progressive speech on the road forward. He proposed a number of progressive policy reforms aimed at diminishing inequality by modestly increasing capital gains taxation rates from 23 to 28 % … Continue reading →

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Economic stagnation persists in Europe: austerity policies are the cause

Posted on August 13, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

This week Stats Canada has announced it is recalculating its employment numbers because of a processing error in its July tabulation. It will be interesting to find out in what direction and way they erred in their earlier release. The … Continue reading →

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How long will inflation stay low ? Have we entered a new age of low inflation , slower growth and sluggish employment ?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The question on many people’s minds in the financial and futures markets is all about judging the future inflation rate. Inflation has not been a problem for most of the past decade and certainly not a problem since the crash … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Rises in Canada, falls in U.S. but weak numbers in both countries suggest possible slow down

Posted on January 11, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Statistics Canada and the U.S. bureau of labour statistics published their December unemployment numbers and there are signs of potential trouble in both sets of numbers. The unemployment rate rose in Canada to 7.2% and fell in the U.S. to … Continue reading →

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The long hot summer recovery continues

Posted on August 26, 2013 by haroldchorneyeconomist

I have been away from my blog and web site for  an extended period, last posting at the close of June. I will be resuming a more frequent schedule beginning next week. A heck of a lot has transpired both … Continue reading →

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