tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post503339823039244467..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: The Federal Reserve's "Bridge to Nowhere"A Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-3718787275686597702012-08-05T22:41:41.950-03:002012-08-05T22:41:41.950-03:00That said, it's unclear why the Fed should con...That said, it's unclear why the Fed should consider another round of QE. What are the dangers? What are the indications it might help (very little, I suspect).ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-75514107676448795842012-08-03T22:05:16.057-03:002012-08-03T22:05:16.057-03:00I question how strong the demand for money actuall...I question how strong the demand for money actually is. If I understand correctly, the only place where the demand for loans is higher is in government spending. Most everyone else is deleveraging. Business expansion is down as people take a cautious approach. <br /><br />I can understand that if governments had to go to investors rather than the central banks, 1) they would have to pay higher rates, and 2)investors would therefore get better that rock-bottom returns. But I don't see how that would revive demand in these economies. <br /><br />Frankly, I don't see how the central banks can <b><a href="http://moderatepoli.blogspot.com/2012/06/pity-bernanke-and-his-difficult-task.html" rel="nofollow">make these economies perk up</a></b>, and I'm tired of people blaming them for something that is outside their power to fix.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-80594160597368769892012-08-01T22:26:50.675-03:002012-08-01T22:26:50.675-03:00Sobering reading.Sobering reading.So sue mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02329062028532928077noreply@blogger.com