Quaint
Posted on Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 by bsetser
The Economist – in the course of its analysis of the Fed’s response to the credit crisis — noted that only a few years ago the Fed got rid of its Agency holdings because it didn’t want its asset purchases to distort the allocation of credit in the [...]
Archive for August, 2008
29 Aug
Brad Setser: Quaint
29 Aug
Brad Setser: the June US trade data
The June US trade data
Posted on Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by bsetser
In July, China posted rather impressive export growth — all things considered. US imports from China in July aren’t known, but US imports from China were only up 2.9% y/y in June. During the first half of the year, US imports from China are [...]
27 Aug
Ben Bernanke: Reducing Systemic Risk
Ben Bernanke: Jackson Hole Symposium Speech
Chairman Ben S. Bernanke At the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Annual Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming August 22, 2008 Reducing Systemic Risk
In [...]