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March 7, 2014

Crisis Chronicles: The Credit and Commercial Crisis of 1772

During the decade prior to 1772, Britain made the most of an expansion in colonial lands that required significant capital investment across the East and West Indies and North America.

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Posted at 7:00 am in Credit, Crisis, Inflation | Permalink
March 5, 2014

Just Released: Harsh Winter Weather Hampers Economic Activity in the Region

The New York Fed’s latest Beige Book report indicates that harsh winter weather hampered economic activity in the region in early 2014.

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Posted at 2:05 pm in Regional Analysis | Permalink

Risk Aversion, Global Asset Prices, and Fed Tightening Signals

The global sell-off last May of emerging market equities and currencies of countries with high interest rates (“carry-trade” currencies) has been attributed to changes in the outlook for U.S. monetary policy, since the sell-off took place immediately following Chairman Bernanke’s May 22 comments concerning the future of the Fed’s asset purchase programs.

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Posted at 7:00 am in Euro Area, Exchange Rates, Fed Funds, Financial Markets, International Economics, Monetary Policy | Permalink | Comments (2)
March 3, 2014

How Unconventional Are Large‑Scale Asset Purchases?

The large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) undertaken by the Fed starting in late November 2008 are widely considered to be a form of “unconventional” monetary policy.

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Posted at 7:00 am in Exchange Rates, Fed Funds, Financial Markets, Monetary Policy | Permalink
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