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Tag Archive: Monetary Policy

Brad DeLong on Jackson Hole and Quantitative Easing

2012-08-22

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2012-08-22

Brad DeLong Daedalus
  Berkeley Professor Brad DeLong has delivered a nice allegorical entry in his type pad on a quick Quantitative Easing. Letting speak old greek mythological figures he hides his personal opinion. A half now completely written platonic dialogue on what the Federal Reserve is Doing — or not Doing — Right Now DeLong explains the …

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How former central bankers stepped up against the central banks

Central Bankers against Central Bankers Banned Weber Stark Issing
There are already three former European central bankers who criticize more or less openly the European Central Bank (ECB).

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Quantitative Easing Indicators, June 2012

2012-06-10

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2012-06-10

5 year FAV Credit Suisse
The main drivers for demand for Swiss francs are the Euro crisis, but even more the behavior of American investors, who go out of the dollar in the fear of further bad US economic data and in the fear of Quantitative Easing. This will push down the dollar and safe-havens like the CHF, gold or the … Continue reading »

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Capital controls: The poison cupboard of the SNB

2010-10-14

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2010-10-14

The SNB has already tried a lot to weaken the franc. A (google) translation of a list of capital controls of the Never Mind the Markets blog.   The fear of the economic effects Brake by an overvalued franc increases. Massive interventions by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) with € purchases are now ineffective fizzles. Does it …

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JP Morgan: Reflections on negative interest rates in Switzerland

chf appreciated despite, snb abopts fx target nominal real
Negative interest rates naturally attract attention given Switzerland’s use of these between 1972-1978.

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Swiss Inflation, GDP, Monetary Base between 1974 and 2000

2003-08-11

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2003-08-11

swiss monetary base 1989-1999
  Some background statistics on the Swiss monetary policy in the 1970s from Swiss Monetary Targeting 1974-1996: The role of internal policy analysis.   More details and monthly data on inflation here.        

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