Investors are giddy now that the Dow’s broken through the mythical 20,000 mark. Many anticipate Trump’s economic agenda will spur the economy.
The odds of the U.S. avoiding both a recession and inflation for the next four or five years are small. So it’s safe to say the Fed will intervene in markets again if either of those outcomes emerges.
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The following is a survey of seven Federal Reserve tools in the Fed toolkit to stimulate the economy if recession or deflation gains the upper hand and why their toolkit is flawed.
The outlook for rates has taken what I call a U-turn. There’s very little doubt that the Fed is on track to raise rates.
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What we know is that the Fed is biased toward rate increases as long as the economy is growing.
Yellen said the Fed’s existing toolkit is adequate, and is unwilling to consider more radical tools or remedies. The real lesson was that if you like weak growth, money printing and market manipulation, get ready for more of the same.