Bernanke to continue stimulus

We're talking about monetary policy, SF.

Yes, I know. However, the Fed's QE policy of bond buying effects the interest rate environment that allows idiots to chirp about it being ok to borrow lots of money because rates are low/negative. You know... like you do.
 
Giving people (not banks) money would be a good start.

If they did that the stock market would not look so hot and people wouldn't have the "The Economy is great! Look at the stock market!"...

Can you imagine what will happen when the quantitative easing is over?
 
Yeah like nothing is going right! Chicken little much

Obviously it has had the effect on the stock market that was desired. However, it has not helped unemployment. It is not getting the banks to lend more. Corporations are still hoarding cash etc...

It isn't a question of 'chicken little', it is a question of learning from past mistakes.

We have added over $5 Trillion to our nations debt in the past four years and $10T+ in the past 12. In addition, the Fed has added about $2.2T+ to its balance sheet by printing money and buying bonds. This is a very dangerous game. Could it end up working out in the long term... maybe, but the downside risk is greater than the upside potential. Especially if the banks stay with the higher credit standards (as they should).
 
The underclass we are creating with the long time unemployed and pretending it's the new normal and nothing can be done will hurt future generations. And I am continually stunned at the lack of interest in this terrible situation.

exactly... and the Fed policy is going to continue extending that and exacerbating the problem. This is why the game of kick the can down the road typically ends with the can blowing up in our faces.
 
Obviously it has had the effect on the stock market that was desired. However, it has not helped unemployment. It is not getting the banks to lend more. Corporations are still hoarding cash etc...

It isn't a question of 'chicken little', it is a question of learning from past mistakes.

We have added over $5 Trillion to our nations debt in the past four years and $10T+ in the past 12. In addition, the Fed has added about $2.2T+ to its balance sheet by printing money and buying bonds. This is a very dangerous game. Could it end up working out in the long term... maybe, but the downside risk is greater than the upside potential. Especially if the banks stay with the higher credit standards (as they should).
Sadly niave, unemployment is way down and job creation is way up!
The fact that you are a wingnut, doesn't make the old adage don't fight the fed invalid.
 
Said the self-identified "fiscal conservative."

LOL.

You just said you wanted to give them money. Now you laugh when I tell you how to do so?

You seem to think that somehow means I suddenly don't believe in reducing government spending at the same time.

But I know... you would prefer the government borrow a trillion, give it to the public, then spend another $2T over current revenues. Because rates are negative.

You want to use the emergency spending of 2009 as the new base spending.

Really smart on your part.
 
Econ 101!
Oops you couldn't get into jr college

When was the economy stronger.... during the strong dollar policies of Reagan/Bush/Clinton or during the weak dollar policies of Bush and Obama? Which ones created the greatest amount of debt?

If you are a net importing nation why would you want a weak dollar policy (which benefits our exporters, but hurts our importing purchasing power)
 
You just said you wanted to give them money. Now you laugh when I tell you how to do so?

You seem to think that somehow means I suddenly don't believe in reducing government spending at the same time.

But I know... you would prefer the government borrow a trillion, give it to the public, then spend another $2T over current revenues. Because rates are negative.

You want to use the emergency spending of 2009 as the new base spending.

Really smart on your part.


I have no interest in talking about fiscal policy with you at all. I just think you're hilarious. So let's get back to the monetary policy issues, mkay sunshine?
 
and who is creating that bubble Top?

Obviously the only way that bubble bursts is if rates increase. If rates increase, what does that typically do to the stock markets growth rates?
Gentle Ben
Rates normally go up due to excessive economic growth, we are a long way from those conditions
Ahh ya might have guessed I have never liked treasuries.
 
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