FED´s Bullard:U.S. is closer than ever to a threat of Japan-like deflation

Discussion in 'Economics' started by ASusilovic, Jul 29, 2010.

  1. The fed has been fighting deflation since 2008.
     
    #11     Jul 29, 2010
  2. For QE II to work you have to directly hand a check to anyone making 100K or less annual income.

    They will spend it.

    Giving a check to anyone making more is not going to be as effective, they will hoard it or use it to invest.

    You want to target the big spenders which are usually people with no net assets.
     
    #12     Jul 29, 2010
  3. Larson

    Larson Guest


    They will lose. Then comes the "currency event". A slight whiff of panic can be detected in their statements over the last several months.
     
    #13     Jul 29, 2010
  4. Just print money and give it to anybody who needs

    It's a win win situation

    Everybody has money and deflation will be averted

    Why don't they do that?

    Am I missing something?
     
    #14     Jul 29, 2010
  5. Germany, circa 1927. :eek: :(
     
    #15     Jul 29, 2010
  6. One thing we have to stop doing is giving money to banks at a cost to tax payers.

    If we are going to give money away it should go to the people directly not that banks.

    The banks lent money on overpriced homes and commerical real estate. They were stupid. They need to collapse. They have proven they can not be trusted with capital.

    Let a new group of banks and bankers rise from the ashes.
     
    #16     Jul 29, 2010
  7. Arjun1

    Arjun1

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    #17     Jul 29, 2010
  8. dtan1e

    dtan1e

    How is it even legal to do that to begin with?
     
    #18     Jul 29, 2010
  9. Good to learn. Thanks.
     
    #19     Jul 30, 2010
  10. A central bank is a lender of last resort. In a deflation, one needs a borrower of last resort as well, and a lender of last resort. Who would be the borrower of last resort: The Fed or the government?
     
    #20     Jul 30, 2010