Tag: Federal Reserve
Should You Be Concerned About Owning Bonds in Your Portfolio
For the second time in three years, J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he would not buy bonds.
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The U.S. Deficit and National Debt
The deficit is the annual difference between what the U.S. government spends and what it collects through taxation. The debt is the sum of yearly deficits.
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Money Creation in the Time of Quantitative Easing (Q.E.)
Government spending is increasing the money supply because the Federal Reserve is printing money to buy back that debt.
I’m Positive Negative Interest Rates Won’t Work
Central Banks and Negative Interest Rates: Another Misguided Attempt to Increase bank lending.
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Is Quantitative Easing (Q.E.) Stimulative
Beginning in October 2019, the Federal Reserve started buying $60 billion a month of treasury bills, which are short-term government obligations. Because the bills are short-lived, the Federal Reserve has been adamant that this new program is not QE4.
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