Warsh would be wise to listen to Fed dissenters
Continuous easing amid successive supply shocks is a risky policy move that ignores the pandemic’s lessons
Continuous easing amid successive supply shocks is a risky policy move that ignores the pandemic’s lessons

The designate chair has signalled a willingness to take the central bank’s balance sheet into account when setting monetary policy

What will Warsh choose?

This is starting to look like a central bank appeasing its political masters

And the prospects for a Hassett-led Fed

Optimism and greed complicate the central bank’s decisions during market disruptions

Caution should continue to be the watchword in Jackson Hole until the impact of Trump’s policies are better understood