Since I write about TIPS and follow them closely, I am always going to prefer TIPS over a nominal Treasury,…
It's certainly fair to assess recent (and even not so recent!) fiscal policy as "irresponsible"; But David uses the term…
David, what concerns me most is the doubling of the debt from 20t to 40t so quickly. If the endgame…
Does the Social Security Trust Fund increasingly liquidating the nonmarketable Treasurys in the fund have any role in the public…
Tag Archives: Employment
A historical look at political influence over the BLS
The BLS over time: ‘A tin can tied to my coat tail‘ This article is republished by permission of the authors. By Philippa Dunne & Doug Henwood / TLR Analytics We have worked closely with the Bureau of Labor Statistics … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Reserve, I Bond, Inflation, Investing in TIPS, Tariffs
Tagged BLS, Employment
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Five years ago (and earlier) the Federal Reserve was using quantitative easing ("financial repression") to hold interest rates very close…