The Federal Reserve has for the past few years maintained a low interest rate policy in order to make credit easier to obtain and growth easier to come by. But PIMCO’s Bill Gross says that policy — and the Fed’s announcement that it will continue it for the next two years — may be having [...]
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Dreman: Bernanke Stuck in the Past on Jobs
July 13, 2011
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David Dreman says U.S. policymakers are approaching the employment problem with antiquated views, and policies that aren’t addressing the real issues with job creation. In his latest Forbes colunn, Dreman says that Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke “is fighting the monetary woes of the 1930s,” a period in which domestic stimulus led directly to increased domestic [...]
Read moreBuffett Still Worried on Inflation
April 29, 2011
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Warren Buffett says he’s still worried about inflation, and says, contrary to what many believe, inflation can occur even if the economy is operating with significant excess capacity. “I don’t think there could be a better Fed chairman [than Ben Bernanke], but I still worry about inflation,” Buffett tells CNBC. “He didn’t talk about this [...]
Read moreBernanke on the Exit Plan
July 21, 2009
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There has been much speculation on what impact the government’s massive spending and lending programs will have on the economy and stock market, with fears of significant inflation at the forefront of the discussions. Today in The Wall Street Journal, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed those concerns, saying that he is confident the Fed [...]
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