Category Archives: natural rate of unemployment

Federal Reserve very wisely puts interest rate rises on hold

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

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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