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    “The Return of Stagflation”

    “We are entering an era of high inflation, to judge by the massive growth of the money supply in the United States, Europe and Asia, and the stubbornness of central bankers who insist that high unemployment demands the creation of even more money. The last time the world went through a similar period was the…

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    “Should the Fed Worry About Unemployment?”

    “One of the things most people don’t realize when they watch the Federal Reserve move the levers of U.S. monetary policy is that its leaders actually wear two hats. The Fed’s marching orders from Congress are to “promote effectively the goals of maximum employment and stable prices.” One of the hottest debates among economists right…

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    “Bernanke Makes Case to Senators”

    “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank’s plan to buy government bonds during a private gathering with U.S. senators, responding to several days of attacks from Republicans who say the Fed is causing inflation and weakening the dollar. The Fed chairman denied the U.S. was manipulating the currency through its plan to purchase…

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    “Lawmakers seek to change Fed mission”

    “Two influential Republican lawmakers called Tuesday for a fundamental remaking of the Federal Reserve’s mission, arguing that the central bank should stop trying to reduce unemployment and instead focus solely on keeping inflation low. The proposal by Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.) would end the three-decade-old “dual mandate” of the Fed,…

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    “The Five Things Money Printing Can’t Do…”

    “It seems this Chairman of the Federal Reserve is of the belief that diluting the dollar is the cure for everything from a recession to male pattern baldness. But money printing can’t accomplish any of things that are necessary to rescue the economy. In fact, the one thing it does bring about (intractable inflation) will…

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    Third Point’s Second Quarter Investor Letter

    “As every student of American history knows, this country’s core founding principles included non-punitive taxation, Constitutionally-guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority, and an inexorable right of self-determination. Washington has taken actions over the past months like the Goldman suit that seem designed to fracture the populace by pulling capital and power from the hands…

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    “How the Market Creates Jobs, and the Government Destroys Them”

    “By bringing about the business cycle, Federal Reserve money creation causes unemployment. Inflation not only raises prices, it also misallocates labor. During the boom phase of the trade cycle, businesses hire new workers, many of whom are pulled from other lines of work by the higher wages. The Fed subsidy to these capital industries lasts…

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    “Bernanke Says Rising Wages Will Lift Spending”

    “Investors and the public have been closely watching signals about the economy and the Fed’s possible policy moves to address problems. While the United States has “a considerable way to go” for a full recovery, “rising demand from households and businesses should help sustain growth,” Mr. Bernanke said on Monday in a speech in Charleston,…

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    “Alan Blinder and Mark Zandi’s Keynesian Black Box”

    “In a recent Wall Street Journal column, Princeton economist Alan Blinder wonders why 64 percent of Americans do not believe the $849 billion “fiscal stimulus” bill “saved or created” many jobs. “The main reason,” he explains, “appears to be that the White House’s January 2009 forecast was too optimistic — projecting, for example, an unemployment…

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    Wolf and Krugman Discuss Austrian Economics

    Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Paul Krugman (New York Times) discuss Austrian economics.

  • •

    “The Return of Stagflation”

    “We are entering an era of high inflation, to judge by the massive growth of the money supply in the United States, Europe and Asia, and the stubbornness of central bankers who insist that high unemployment demands the creation of even more money. The last time the world went through a similar period was the…

  • •

    “Should the Fed Worry About Unemployment?”

    “One of the things most people don’t realize when they watch the Federal Reserve move the levers of U.S. monetary policy is that its leaders actually wear two hats. The Fed’s marching orders from Congress are to “promote effectively the goals of maximum employment and stable prices.” One of the hottest debates among economists right…

  • •

    “Bernanke Makes Case to Senators”

    “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank’s plan to buy government bonds during a private gathering with U.S. senators, responding to several days of attacks from Republicans who say the Fed is causing inflation and weakening the dollar. The Fed chairman denied the U.S. was manipulating the currency through its plan to purchase…

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    “Lawmakers seek to change Fed mission”

    “Two influential Republican lawmakers called Tuesday for a fundamental remaking of the Federal Reserve’s mission, arguing that the central bank should stop trying to reduce unemployment and instead focus solely on keeping inflation low. The proposal by Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Rep. Mike Pence (Ind.) would end the three-decade-old “dual mandate” of the Fed,…

  • •

    “The Five Things Money Printing Can’t Do…”

    “It seems this Chairman of the Federal Reserve is of the belief that diluting the dollar is the cure for everything from a recession to male pattern baldness. But money printing can’t accomplish any of things that are necessary to rescue the economy. In fact, the one thing it does bring about (intractable inflation) will…

  • •

    Third Point’s Second Quarter Investor Letter

    “As every student of American history knows, this country’s core founding principles included non-punitive taxation, Constitutionally-guaranteed protections against persecution of the minority, and an inexorable right of self-determination. Washington has taken actions over the past months like the Goldman suit that seem designed to fracture the populace by pulling capital and power from the hands…

  • •

    “How the Market Creates Jobs, and the Government Destroys Them”

    “By bringing about the business cycle, Federal Reserve money creation causes unemployment. Inflation not only raises prices, it also misallocates labor. During the boom phase of the trade cycle, businesses hire new workers, many of whom are pulled from other lines of work by the higher wages. The Fed subsidy to these capital industries lasts…

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    “Bernanke Says Rising Wages Will Lift Spending”

    “Investors and the public have been closely watching signals about the economy and the Fed’s possible policy moves to address problems. While the United States has “a considerable way to go” for a full recovery, “rising demand from households and businesses should help sustain growth,” Mr. Bernanke said on Monday in a speech in Charleston,…

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    “Alan Blinder and Mark Zandi’s Keynesian Black Box”

    “In a recent Wall Street Journal column, Princeton economist Alan Blinder wonders why 64 percent of Americans do not believe the $849 billion “fiscal stimulus” bill “saved or created” many jobs. “The main reason,” he explains, “appears to be that the White House’s January 2009 forecast was too optimistic — projecting, for example, an unemployment…

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    Wolf and Krugman Discuss Austrian Economics

    Martin Wolf (Financial Times) and Paul Krugman (New York Times) discuss Austrian economics.