Economy Jun 30 Column: Why the Fed should print more money, not less In the current economic environment, central banks certainly should create new money -- not only to shore up the world banking system short-term in a time of tremulous uncertainty, but more importantly, in order to make necessary investments. By Paul Solman
Economy Jun 29 Column: The monetary bubble to end all bubbles is coming The world’s central banks are likely to vastly increase their money creation, resulting in the biggest monetary bubble ever, with perhaps $100 trillion more new money on its way into the global economy, predicts economist Terry Burnham. By Terry Burnham
Nation Jan 22 Will Super Mario save Europe’s bacon? European Central Bank President Mario Draghi on Thursday announced an unprecedented plan to purchase 60 billion euros a month in the EU's first stab at quantitative easing. Making Sen$e breaks down how bond purchases work and turns to the Council… By Simone Pathe
Nation Nov 24 So you thought quantitative easing was over? Think again The Federal Reserve ended its bond buying program, known as quantitative easing, at its latest policy meeting in October. But economist Terry Burnham isn't buying that. He sees a form of "stealth QE" continuing where the Fed buys even more… By Terry Burnham
Nov 03 Why Paul Krugman thinks inflation fears are baloney By Paul Krugman There's no inflation threat to speak of right now, says Paul Krugman. In fact, deflation poses a bigger danger, he argues. And even if inflation should creep over the Fed's 2 percent target, Krugman is confident the Fed has the… Continue reading
Oct 31 If high inflation is not here yet, why should the Fed change course? By Charles Calomiris The Federal Reserve shouldn't be worried about inflation rising over the next six months, or even year, says conservative economist Charles Calomiris. But given how much quantitative easing bloated the central bank's balance sheet, when inflation does rise -- and… Continue reading
Oct 30 Paul Krugman on why Janet Yellen is the un-central banker By Paul Krugman Paul Krugman may not be pleased with the Fed's decision Wednesday to end their bond buying, but he is heartened by Janet Yellen's concern for the unemployed. Continue reading
Oct 29 The Fed’s dual mandate in song: it’s ‘harder than you’ll ever know’ By Jon Shayne As the Federal Reserve's policy committee ends its two-day meeting Wednesday, Nashville money manager Jon Shayne (aka econo-crooner Merle Hazard) releases his latest music video bemoaning the central bank's "Dual Mandate" to, on the one hand, keep prices stable, and,… Continue reading
Oct 16 The two great fears driving the stock market By Doug Dachille Wall Street money manager Doug Dachille identifies two risk factors for market volatility and argues that unless the Fed has cooked up a new economic therapy to respond to the next bout of deflation, there may be more significant economic… Continue reading