That move did encourage a short - term market bounce, but the subsequent lesson investors should have learned (and the same one I reviewed in detail last week in relation to the 2007 - 2009 collapse) is also the lesson that investors are likely to experience over the completion of the present cycle: Once extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions are joined by a deterioration in market internals, even
easier Fed policy does not provide reliable support for the stock market.
Not exact matches
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The
Fed has been a target of some conservative critics in the U.S. Congress, who say the bank risked sparking inflation with its
easy monetary
policies in response to the global financial crisis.
Every fear associated with the
Fed's zero interest - rate
policy, quantitative easing,
easy global money etc..
Although the minutes reaffirmed the
Fed's
easy - money
policy, they also showed that some members of the committee had voiced concerns.
This debate raises profound questions — probably not for the last time — about the effectiveness of the
Fed's
easy - money
policy.
As for
Fed easings, I continue to doubt the effectiveness of
easy monetary
policy in an environment where problem debt levels are unusually high and capital spending is retrenching.
Finally, the
Fed's
easy - money
policies have pushed investors into the stock market because bond yields are so low.
Critics of the
Fed's
easy - money
policies say they had diminishing impact over time and subjected the nation to side effects that could lead to serious problems in the future.
They say the
Fed's
easy - money
policies, including huge bond purchases and a seven - year period of record low rates, had diminishing effect over time and subjected the nation to side effects that could lead to serious problems in the future.
One reason for this boom is the belief that the
Fed's
easy - money
policies will lead to serious inflation in the future.
According to Anna Stupnytska, global economist at Fidelity International, Jerome Powell's appointment as
Fed chair represents
policy continuity in the near - term and might even result in a slightly
easier monetary stance than some other contenders for the role.
Bernanke sought to shoot down criticism of the
Fed's
easy - money
policies and strengthen the case for new efforts by the central bank to bring down what he described as gravely high unemployment.
But instead of continuing to rail against the
Fed's supposedly
easy policy stance, you can bet that president - elect Trump would soon be blaming it for keeping money too tight.
Specifically, the FOMC is opting to retain its
easy monetary
policies, but undertake no new initiatives at this time, Perhaps the
Fed went this more conservative route in view of the somewhat better news out on the economic front over the past few weeks, notably the generally improving housing metrics, the pickup in June's personal income, and the surprising uptick in the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index for July issued yesterday.
Today, one of the more astute anchors sustained the nonsense that the ECB and Mario Draghi have a SINGLE MANDATE (inflation), which renders the ECB
policy easier to decipher as the
FED has its self - defined DUAL MANDATE.
Fed normalization is likely to be very gradual and
easy global monetary
policy is supportive of U.S. Treasuries.
For these businesses the
Fed's
easy money
policy means nothing.
Easy money
policies abroad push the dollar higher, hurting U.S. exporters and making it harder for the
Fed to get inflation back up to its 2 percent target.
Or, does the
Fed's
easy - money
policy deregulation of oversight open the way for asset - price inflation that puts home ownership even further out of reach — except at the price of running up a lifetime of debt to the banks that write the loans on their keyboard at steep markups over their cost of funding from the compliant
Fed?
And when it wants an
easier monetary
policy and targets a lower federal funds rate, the
Fed engages in the opposite course of action of buying government securities so as to introduce more money into the system.
With the economy on a strong footing and financial risks having reduced, the
Fed finally decided to bring an end to its
easy monetary
policy.
With the
Fed tightening monetary
policy and our economy improving — and with the economies of European and other developed nations still struggling to generate growth, and with their central banks still pursuing very
easy monetary
policies — the dollar would strengthen.
However, another contributing factor has arguably been the
Fed's extraordinarily
easy monetary
policy suppressing volatility and hindering active managers» ability to generate excess returns via security selection and portfolio tilts.
Softness in the housing market, if it deepens and undermines the broader economic outlook, could complicate the
Fed's efforts to dial back
easy - money
policies designed to support the recovery.
And when it wants an
easier monetary
policy and targets a lower federal funds rate, the
Fed engages in the opposite course of action of buying government securities so as to introduce more money into the system.
Better it would be if the
Fed, which is the main blower of bubbles through
easy monetary
policy, would pull back on
policy when aggregate levels of debt in the economy get above 200 % of GDP, or, would allow us to go through recessions where there is significant pain, and liquidation of bad investments.
Like me, he is critical of the
Fed's monetary
policy during the» 00s as being too
easy.
George continues to make her point that is the same as mine in my piece
Easy In, Hard Out; that the
Fed may have greater problems as a result of its abnormal
policies, whatever they do in the future.
Stocks flew as a result of the
easy money
policy of the
Fed in the»20s.
The
Fed drove us into this liquidity trap through increasing application of an
easy money
policy.
For the past few years I've been arguing that this bull market has been driven primarily by the
Fed's
easy money
policies.
Gold is selling off as uncertainty grows about the identity and thinking of the next
Fed chairman, about the efficacy of QE and about the world's tolerance to endure even the slightest tightening in the
Fed's unprecedentedly
easy monetary
policy.
When you buy a business
policy to protect your assets from damage, you'll find it's
easy to assess the value of
feeding troughs.
Hand - wringing at the
Fed got more intense last week as inflation numbers for July showed that the target of 2 percent annual inflation hasn't been attained despite years of
easy monetary
policy.
Ryan and Louis discuss the direction of interest rates and inflation, the reluctance of the
Fed to recognize the inflation threat, the impact of foreign countries raising their interest rates to combat inflation; the
Fed's Vice Chairman Janis Yellen's view that inflation and the rise of commodities won't impact the «recovery», blaming rising global demand and disruptions of supply, not the
easy money
policy of the
Fed; encouraging consumer confidence so they borrow more money to buy things they don't need to stimulate the economy, loan officer compensation, banks» use of
Fed loans and banks» preference of trading operations over mortgage lending; credit squeeze; increased lending standards; the advantage of getting a low interest loan now before interest rates and inflation rates rise; the problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; the Democrats, Republicans and President avoid a government shutdown and what might have happened if it did; the $ 10 ′ s of billions of dollars saved in light of a $ 1.3 trillion defecit; the disconnect between buyers and sellers article in the Chicago Tribune; the HomeGain first quarter 2011 home values survey; the value of a quality Realtor in buying and selling a home; the HomeGain FSBO vs. REALTOR survey
Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the
Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the
Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the
Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and
Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the
Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the
Fed's current
policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the
Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the
Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the
Fed has no interest in cutting off the
easy money; the current
Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the
Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the
Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.