Aug 26 2007
Monetary Policy in the headlines!
Published by Jason Welker at 8:57 pm under Monetary Policy,Money Market
Here’s what some of the Econ bloggers are saying about the Federal Reserve and its recent Monetary Policy moves. I encourage you post comments to the blogs you read, and then come back and share your impressions of the blogger’s views here.
- Grasping Reality with Both Hands: Notes on the Fed’s Current Actions
- The Big Picture | Five Reasons Why the Fed Won’t Cut Rates
- EclectEcon To What Extent Should the Fed (or any other Gubmnt Agency) Bail Out the Big-Time Risk-Takers?
- Economist’s View: Michael Woodford: Globalization and Monetary Control
- Finance Blog – Market Movers by Felix Salmon: The Four Views of What the Fed Should Do – Portfolio.com
- How the World Works: Globalization, Globalization Blogs – Salon.com
- Economist’s View: Robert Shiller: A Psychology Lesson From the Markets
- EconLog, Fed Attribution Error, Arnold Kling: Library of Economics and Liberty
- Writing by Tim Harford: Price fighters – Undercover Economist
And here’s what they’re saying in the news. Choose one of the articles below (or find one on your own) and blog about it on your own IB Econ blog.
- Top International Banks Tap Fed Discount Window – New York Times
- Big U.S. banks use discount window at Fed’s behest – International Herald Tribune
- Mortgage rates decline on Fed move – Aug. 23, 2007
- FT.com / In depth – Jitters hint at further intervention
- Bernanke’s strategy differs from his predecessor – Aug. 23, 2007
- It’s Out Of Bernanke’s Reach
- Will the Fed Weigh In Again? – New York Times
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About the author: Jason Welker teaches International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement Economics at Zurich International School in Switzerland. In addition to publishing various online resources for economics students and teachers, Jason developed the online version of the Economics course for the IB and is has authored two Economics textbooks: Pearson Baccalaureate’s Economics for the IB Diploma and REA’s AP Macroeconomics Crash Course.
Jason is a native of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, and is a passionate adventurer, who considers himself a skier / mountain biker who teaches Economics in his free time. He and his wife keep a ski chalet in the mountains of Northern Idaho, which now that they live in the Swiss Alps gets far too little use. Read more posts by this authorRelated posts:
I read the blog by Tim Harford about Price Fighters and Undercover Economists, and from it I learned that a little bit of inflation is good, but having too much can be disasterous. A major advantage of having steadily more money in circulalation helps to reflect changes in the economy since it makes relative price adjustments happen quicker. Also, inflation provides a steadier bank system and slightly lowers average unemployment. This I don't understand.
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James, Excellent, you're right about everything! And we won't even begin studying this stuff till second semester! This post was for my IB students who are studying Monetary Policy right now, but you already understand some of it! Good job!
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