re: Federal Reserve economist says growth would have been better with negative interest rates

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We can’t have a fractional reserve banking system without the FOMC setting the discount rate.

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What does the "discount rate" have to do with fractional reserves?

ETA: FYI, the FOMC doesn't set the discount rate. It is set by the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors.

You're 0 for 2 in your one statement quoted above.

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What is holding us back is the appreciation of the dollar relative to the rest of the world’s currencies.

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Please stop posting.

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Monetary policy disagrees with you. You need to take a basic macro-economics course.

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Before I do that, let me understand your points

1) the USA never went to negative interest rates
2) many European countries in the last decade did change to a negative rate
3) all economies in the last 7-8 years soared
4) the USA went up a bit slower
5) the USA is still improving while everything else with negative rates is fizzling
6) other currencies have lost value relative to the dollar
7) you don't think that a negative rate has any effect on inflation
8) you don't think the rapid injection of money into an economy represents an unstable, unsustainable period of growth followed by collapse, often referred to as a 'bubble'


Please point out where I'm not understanding you correctly, because I want to make sure that I'm reading what you're saying correctly.

hyphenating it is fine.