The Fed Weighs More Easing Amid Economic Doubts

[Lafayette]

I really hope the Fed doesn't go through with this. Enough with QE!!

Money Printing is the only tool they have, they will use it when ever they can, as much as they can.

 

[Zippyjuan]

The Fed prefers to announce any moves before they make them to avoid shocking the financial markets. That gives them time to plan for them. Sometimes saying you might do something then can have the same impact as the action itself and less of an actual responce is needed to achieve the same desired result. But as we have also seen in the last few years, sometimes the announcement and even the act itself has zero impact on the economy- in this I am refering to their "stimulus" which tried to get the economy going again.

 

[Steven Douglas]

...sometimes the announcement and even the act itself has zero impact on the economy- in this I am refering to their "stimulus" which tried to get the economy going again.

Sometimes we don't even know if an announcement was actually accompanied by an act, either way, let alone to what extent. The Fed could announce a round of QE easing as a placebo effect - then point to "moderate core inflation" after having done essentially nothing, saying, "See? That wasn't so bad, was it?" The next time the announcement comes, less financial shock. Easier to debauch the currency without widespread panic.

 

[acptulsa]

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