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18.02.26 - 23:33
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Panics, Politics, & Power: America′s 3 Experiments With Central Banks (ZeroHedge)
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Panics, Politics, & Power: America's 3 Experiments With Central Banks
Authored by Andrew Moran via The Epoch Times,
The Federal Reserve, established more than a century ago, is the United States' third experiment with central banking.
For much of its existence, the institution maintained a low public profile.
Only after the 2008 global financial crisis did the Fed begin communicating more openly, introducing post-meeting press conferences and allowing monetary policymakers to engage more frequently with the media.
Greater transparency, however, has brought greater scrutiny.
Public sentiment toward the Fed and its leadership has fluctuated over the years. Today, YouGov polling suggests the central bank is viewed favorably by 44 percent of Americans and unfavorably by 18 percent.
If the Fed pursues a series of reforms, it will have “another great 100 years,” said Kevin Warsh, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the institution's next chair.
Comparable to past central b...
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18.02.26 - 22:48
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Traders′ ′Massive′ Options Play Contrasts With Fed Hike Talk (Bloomberg)
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Traders in US interest-rate options have piled into positions that would profit from the Federal Reserve cutting rates sooner and more aggressively than investors currently expect, a bet that contrasts with the latest signals from some policymakers who have also raised the possibility of hikes....
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