Liberty
New chair can help downsize bloated Fed staff
Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a significant opportunity for the Federal Reserve’s new leader. A new chairman of the Federal Reserve is an opportunity to scale…
Central bank
public institution that manages a state's currency, money supply, and interest rates
Liberty
The Dangers of a Government-Controlled Central Bank Digital Currency
Sen. Ted Cruz has introduced a bill that would prevent the formation of a government controlled central bank digital currency. The formation of such a bank would leave the country…
Liberty
Transforming Central Banking to Fit With Climate Alarmists’ Agenda
Joseph Simonson of the Washington Free Beacon delivers a warning about an important Biden administration nomination. President Joe Biden’s nominee for the nation’s top banking regulator could dramatically change the…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Forbes bucks conventional wisdom on Libra, e-cigarettes
Steve Forbes‘ latest contributions to Forbes magazine take on two recent controversies. First, he discusses Facebook’s focus on an alternative currency. [R]egulatory pressures have forced a number of companies that…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A proposal that could lessen emphasis on the Fed
Matthew Klein of Barron’s asks a simple question about future action from the Federal Reserve. Every six or seven weeks, the members of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee gather…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Barron’s columnist pushes back against Ph.D.-nomics
Jim Grant of Barron’s explains why he’s no fan of monetary policy set by a room full of Ph.D.’s. Ben Bernanke, a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Forbes pans central bankers
Steve Forbes‘ latest contribution to Forbes magazine faults central bankers for their “insolvent thinking.” THE UTTER INTELLECTUAL bankruptcy of most modern economic policymakers was starkly displayed when European Central Bank…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A mixed assessment of Trump’s policies
Dan Mitchell explains in an International Liberty blog entry why he has a mixed reaction to President Trump’s economic policies. And if you’re fair, you admit that some of Trump’s…
Regulation
Forbes urges a rethinking of the Fed
Steve Forbes‘ latest Forbes magazine column explains how a leadership change at the Federal Reserve could lead to helpful changes. THE APPOINTMENT of a new Federal Reserve chairman should trigger…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
A different kind of decision maker at the Fed
Randall Forsyth of Barron’s wonders how the Federal Reserve might operate under different management. The standard parameters for Fed policy are full employment with price stability, which hardly seem controversial.…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Watch out for the Fed
Desmond Lachman warns in a U.S. News column that no one really knows what’s likely to happen when the Federal Reserve reverses course. Perhaps as early as September, the Fed…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Forbes welcomes a new role for one of his columnists
Steve Forbes explains why he’s glad one of his Forbes magazine colleagues might have a little less time to write columns in the days ahead. NOTED ECONOMIC GURU and FORBES…