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Does the Federal Reserve have objective tools to raise and lower rates?
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:10 pm
If so, are they available to the public?
Or does the Fed implement monetary policy depending on the prior night's wine selection?
Or does the Fed implement monetary policy depending on the prior night's wine selection?
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:15 pm to GumboPot
Depends on whether or not it helps the politicians they like.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:18 pm to GumboPot
11110
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:21 pm to PsychTiger
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Depends on whether or not it helps the politicians they like.
I can see bias entering their decision making if the process is subjective.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:21 pm to bamarep
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I don't know what this means.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:22 pm to GumboPot
I’ll send you the spreadsheet
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:24 pm to GumboPot
It was an EO
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:25 pm to GumboPot
It is subjective and objective. Like anything today politics enter which is super unfortunate.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:27 pm to GumboPot
The Fed is the single worst idea ever invented by American politicians and bankers.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:27 pm to GumboPot
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Does the Federal Reserve have objective tools to raise and lower rates?
You can read the Fed meeting minutes. They also regularly produce documentation to their strategy and thinking.
They do tend to piss of sitting presidents though, as presidents don't want rates to go up.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:27 pm to GumboPot
I believe during Obama's time as president I remembering hearing that it was one of the longest times in history that the intreset rate stayed at 0.25% or lower.
I guess he was just lucky or it was blatant politics?
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/060816/us-interest-rates-why-rates-have-been-low-long-time-gs-jpm.asp
I guess he was just lucky or it was blatant politics?
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The ZIRP era of 0 to 0.25% lasted seven years, between December 2008 and December 2015, until the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) finally increased its target fed funds rate. The Fed emphasized, "The stance of monetary policy remains accommodative after this increase, thereby supporting further improvement in labor market conditions and a return to 2% inflation."
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets/060816/us-interest-rates-why-rates-have-been-low-long-time-gs-jpm.asp
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:29 pm to GumboPot
The offical inflation target rate is 2%.
Is that what you were asking?
Is that what you were asking?
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:31 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
quote:Yep,
It is subjective and objective. Like anything today politics enter
and Trump's critique of rising interest rates, while fair and accurate, makes it politically difficult for the Fed to do the right thing and hold off next week's rate increase.
This post was edited on 12/10/18 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:33 pm to GumboPot
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I don't know what this means.
I think it's close to this: Futurama binary joke
This post was edited on 12/10/18 at 4:53 pm
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:36 pm to bamarep
quote:I was thinking it was binary code
It was an EO
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:39 pm to NC_Tigah
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Yep,
and Trump's critique of rising interest rates, while fair and accurate, make it politically difficult for the Fed to do the right thing and hold off next week's rate increase.
Ya, the right thing to do is save the market from falling because it can't handle a 25 bps increase. Think about that a little longer. The Fed hasn't ever done "the right thing" by manipulating rates. It's just deepens and lengthens our recessions.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:40 pm to NC_Tigah
quote:You got that right!
Trump's critique of rising interest rates, while fair and accurate, make it politically difficult for the Fed to do the right thing and hold off next week's rate increase.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 3:52 pm to GumboPot
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Does the Federal Reserve have objective tools to raise and lower rates?
If so, are they available to the public?
Posted on 12/10/18 at 4:07 pm to GumboPot
The last thing the Fed wants is debt paid off. Debt is how they enslave countries and control them.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 4:15 pm to wutangfinancial
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The Fed hasn't ever done "the right thing" by manipulating rates.
quote:wutangfinancial . . . dubious moniker.
wutangfinancial
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