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HomeWhy Might The Fed’s Party Be Over?
Posted by Larry Doyle on June 20th, 2011 8:07 AM |
Over the last few years I have highlighted the fact that the deflationary impact of declining wages and home values gave cover to the Federal Reserve for maintaining an excessively easy monetary policy and pumping up asset prices via quantitative easing. That party would now seem to be over. Why?
There is no doubt that Fed chair Bernanke’s easy money has played an integral role in the inflation we are experiencing at the pump, in the supermarket, and across a number of other commodities.
As we continue to navigate the U.S. economic landscape circa 2011 and beyond, the ongoing decline in home values in many regions of our nation now would seem to be setting the table for an inflationary spike in housing costs. How so? What is going on here? (more…)
How Will The Fed Exit ‘Hell’?
Posted by Larry Doyle on November 4th, 2009 3:06 PM |
None other than Meredith Whitney, the top rated bank analyst on Wall Street, characterized the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program to purchase mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as a ‘deal with the devil.’ Can the Federal Reserve sneak out of hell without disturbing the other residents? Can the Federal Reserve regain its stature of credibility and independence in the face of such massive government intervention and Wall Street influence? The challenge embedded in communicating how the Fed will ‘exit hell’ will be the single greatest determinant of economic and market direction over the next six months.
Did we catch a peek into those depths of hell today given the release of the most recent Federal Reserve policy statement?
What did we learn? (more…)
