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A Major Bank Capitulates: “This May Be The Time For Helicopter Money Drops”

March 22, 2019

A Major Bank Capitulates: “This May Be The Time For Helicopter Money Drops” Long before the Fed was humiliated into reversing its hawkish rate hike policy in January and then again in March, we published – back in June 2015 – “The Blindingly Simple Reason Why The Fed Is About To Engage In Policy Error“, […]

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Exposing the Myth of MMT

March 21, 2019

Exposing the Myth of MMT Yesterday I discussed modern monetary theory (MMT) and how it’s become very popular in Democratic circles. That’s because it allows for much greater government spending without having to raise everyone’s taxes. And everyday citizens could get behind it because it promises to fund lots of programs without seeing their taxes […]

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Federal Borrowing Crosses the Rubicon

March 12, 2019

Federal Borrowing Crosses the Rubicon A year ago, Republicans in control of Congress suspended the cap on federal borrowing. The limit was automatically re-imposed on March 1st. Politicians now have a few months to hammer out legislation to raise the cap as the Treasury employs “extraordinary measures” to fend off default. The federal deficit is […]

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Weekly Commentary: Dudley on Debt and MMT

February 26, 2019

Weekly Commentary: Dudley on Debt and MMT December’s market instability and resulting Fed capitulation to the marketplace continue to reverberate. At this point, markets basically assume the Fed is well into the process of terminating policy normalization. Only a couple of months since completing its almost $3.0 TN stimulus program, markets now expect the ECB […]

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Weekly Commentary: Dudley on Debt and MMT

February 24, 2019

Weekly Commentary: Dudley on Debt and MMT December’s market instability and resulting Fed capitulation to the marketplace continue to reverberate. At this point, markets basically assume the Fed is well into the process of terminating policy normalization. Only a couple of months since completing its almost $3.0 TN stimulus program, markets now expect the ECB […]

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Bill Dudley Slams MMT: “It Failed In Germany, Venezuela And Zimbabwe”

February 19, 2019

Bill Dudley Slams MMT: “It Failed In Germany, Venezuela And Zimbabwe” While there has been much disagreement among the financial elite about the ultimate consequences of central bank activism and market manipulation, with some – usually those who do not manage money for a living and are not paid by investors – predicting fire and […]

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‘Modern Monetary Theory’ Is a Joke That’s Not Funny

January 19, 2019

‘Modern Monetary Theory’ Is a Joke That’s Not Funny Yes, a government that issues its own currency can pay its bills. But piling up debt for no urgent reason is lunacy. There’s a theory behind it.     Photographer: Eva Hambach/AFP/Getty Images If you follow the debates over U.S. economic policy, you had probably heard of […]

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