Posts Tagged ‘ U.S. inflation ’

Two Shocks, One Solution

Dec 3rd, 2007 | By Adrian Ash | Category: Macro Economics
“You can either bail out the big banks with a flood of cheap money or keep a lid on inflation. You can't do both, not according to history. And sometimes — like now — you’ll be hard put to achieve either.” “THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN HIT BY TWO shocks,” said Andrew ...read more

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Which Comes First: The Cart or the Horse?

Oct 30th, 2007 | By Michael Shedlock | Category: Macro Economics
THE CREDIT CRUNCH THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING right now seems to be in the front of everyone’s mind. Questions abound and solutions that actually stand a chance of working are hard to come by. A reader recently e-mailed me this question: "What prevents the Fed from sending every household $100,000?" Just ...read more

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