Tag Archives: quantitative easing

Time to go negative!

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Richard S. Grossman

Since the outbreak of the subprime meltdown, the Federal Reserve has shown itself ready, willing, and able to adopt unconventional monetary policies in order to reverse the downturn ushered in by the financial crisis. Recent Fed innovations have included quantitative … Continue reading →

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Zoellick’s confusing FT op-ed

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Richard S. Grossman

Writing in the Financial Times, World Bank President Robert Zoellick argues for greater economic coordination among the G20 nations.  It was not clear from his op-ed exactly how coordinated a system he envisions.  On the one hand, he calls for … Continue reading →

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Sailing to a stronger economy on the QE2

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Richard S. Grossman

One of the nice things I have discovered about doing jury duty is that when it is all over, the judge usually comes in to thank the jurors for their service (or for coming down to the courthouse, if they … Continue reading →

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