Here. Given the risks to the outlook, I consider it appropriate for the Committee to proceed cautiously in adjusting policy. This caution is especially warranted because, with the federal funds rate so low, the FOMC’s ability to use conventional monetary policy to respond to economic disturbances is asymmetric. If economic conditions were to strengthen considerably […]

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GMO’s Jeremy Grantham is out with his latest quarterly paper and as usual its a must read, he goes through his thoughts on the economy, what Yellen is likely to do during her time at the Fed, earnings vs valuations, timing bear markets and so forth. One point he does make is that he (along […]

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