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  China’s Growth Interests US Leaders
  Against the backdrop of the US Congress' criticism of Chinese yuan policy, President Obama is all praise for China.
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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “monetary policy”

 

• Monetary Policy Week in Review – May 11, 2013: 8 banks cut rates by 550 bps as BOJ easing ripples through world

  
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      Last week 16 central banks took policy decisions with a record eight banks cutting rates by a total of 550 basis points as the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) monetary easing looks to become a watershed event in global monetary policy by opening a new front in the currency wars.     Only weeks after the Group of 20 ...
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• James Grant Interviewed by James Turk–Federal Reserve, National Debt, Money, Gold — Videos

  
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  James Grant and James Turk discuss gold, the Fed and the fiscal situation of the USA
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• Guest Post: Is Present Monetary Policy Rational?

  
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  Submitted by Detlev Schlichter of DetlevSchlichter.com , While the stance of monetary policy around the world has, on any conceivable measure, been extreme, by which I mean unprecedentedly accommodative , the question of whether such a policy is indeed sensible and rationale has not been asked much of late. By ...
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• Moby Ben, or, The Washington Super-Whale

  
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  Learn why hedge fund traders are so angry with Ben Bernanke, and why There is a reason that the trade of shorting the bonds of a sovereign issuer of a global reserve currency in a depressed economy is called "the widowmaker". See: Moby Ben, or, The Washington Super-Whale: Hedge Fundies, the Federal Reserve, and ...
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• The Euro Loses a Big Supporter and Gains a New Neo-Con

  
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  Album / Oronoz/Newscom Definition of an American neo-conservative: A liberal mugged by reality. The new poster child for the budding European neo-conservative: Oskar Lafontaine? Lafontaine, German history majors will recall, is the Social Democrat and former German finance minister who helped launch the European ...
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• Fed Watch: When Will The Divergence Between PCE and CPI Matter?

  
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  Tim Duy: When Will The Divergence Between PCE and CPI Matter?, by Tim Duy : The divergence between PCE and CPI measures of inflation remains in the headlines. Pedro da Costa at Reuters sees a test of the Feds credibility at hand: With the inflation rate about half of the Federal Reserves 2.0 percent target, ...
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• Mozambique holds rate steady, signs of slower activity

  
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      Mozambiques central bank held its benchmark standing facility rate steady at 9.50 percent, saying it would intervene in money markets to ensure that the monetary base does not exceed 39.70 billion meticais by the end of May compared with 38.81 billion at the end of April.     The Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), ...
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• Central Banks worldwide have eased policy rates 511 times since crisis

  
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  A nice fact-giving article by Bloomberg journos - Simon Kennedy & Jennifer Ryan. South Korea’s rate cut yesterday was the 511th reduction worldwide since June 2007, according to Bank of America Corp.’s tally. While the tide of liquidity has sent stock markets surging, it has yet to prove as effective in ...
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• Crises Before and After the Creation of the Fed

  
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  Early Elias and Òscar Jordà of FRBSF write this nice short paper on the topic. A more detailed paper on similar lines was given by Micahel Bordo. Mostly we compare the current recession to the Great Depression. This paper compares it to the Panic of 1907: This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Federal ...
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• Taiwan c.bank says won’t follow S.Korea’s rate cut for now

  
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  Taiwans central bank will not cut its benchmark interest rate after South Korea unexpectedly reduced interest rates the day before, but will maintain its presently loose monetary policy stance.
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• Gold Bullion Trading Hitting Record Levels; Chinese Leading the Pack

  
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  The massive sell-off in the price of gold bullion has certainly shaken up some investors. However, it seems there are others whose investment strategy has been to wait for a pullback in gold to continue accumulating the precious metal. Recent ... Read More This article Gold Bullion Trading Hitting Record ...
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• Sri Lanka cuts rate 50 bps to stimulate demand

  
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      Sri Lankas central bank cut its benchmark by 50 basis points to 7.00 percent, saying a downward adjustment to policy was "appropriate in order to stimulate domestic economic activity, particularly since inflation and inflationary pressures are at levels that do not pose any immediate risk to the economy."   ...
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• Polish Zloty Remains Firm After Interest Rate Cut

  
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  The National Bank of Poland cut interest rates earlier this week, surprising Forex market participants. The Polish zloty remained strong even after the unfavorable policy decision.(...) Read the rest of Polish Zloty Remains Firm After Interest Rate Cut (137 words) Posted on Forex News .
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• Peru holds rate steady, inflation still in target range

  
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      Perus central bank held its policy rate steady at 4.25 percent, as expected, saying inflation remains within the banks target range and economic growth is close to potential, a phrase the central bank has often used in recent months.     The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP), which has held rates steady ...
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• Pound Weak vs. Dollar Even as BoE Maintains Monetary Policy Stable

  
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  The Great Britain pound fell against the US dollar today even as the Bank of England maintained the monetary policy the same, refraining from additional easing. The currency rose against the euro and the Japanese yen though.(...) Read the rest of Pound Weak vs. Dollar Even as BoE Maintains Monetary Policy ...
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• Egypt holds rate, warns wont hesitate quell inflation

  
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      Egypts central bank held its benchmark overnight deposit rate steady at 9.75 percent to give its recent rate hike time to take effect, but warned that inflationary pressures may build and the banks Monetary Policy Committee will not hesitate to raise rates to ensure price stability.     The Central Bank of ...
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• Korea cuts rate 25 bps, sees considerable global risks

  
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      South Koreas central bank cut its base rate by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent, saying downside risks to global growth remain "considerable" while domestic growth remains weak with the negative output gap likely to continue for a considerable time.     The Bank of Korea (BOK), which surprised many by holding ...
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• Dollarize Argentina Now!

  
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  A nice post by Steve Hanke of Cato Insti. Argentina is once again wrestling with its long-time enemy – inflation. Now, it appears history may soon repeat itself, as Argentina teeters on the verge of another currency crisis. As of Tuesday morning, the black-market ARD/USD exchange rate hit 9.87,  meaning the ...
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• Bank of England maintains QE target, bank rate

  
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      The Bank of England (BOE) held its official bank rate steady at 0.5 percent and its target for asset purchases financed through bank reserves at 375 billion pounds, as widely expected.     The BOE has held its bank rate steady since March 2009, when it also started purchasing assets - known as quantitative ...
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• Does Money Still Matter for Monetary Policy?

  
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  A nice crisp review by Renee Haltom of Richmond Fed on monetarism. Economists agree that infl ation is a monetary phenomenon, but since 1982,  monetary policymakers have demoted measures of the money supply from  prime targets to key indicators to incidental byproducts. With excess bank  reserves at all-time highs, ...
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