The Fed Still Doesn’t Get It

The Fed Still Doesn’t Get It
The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington on Sept. 16, 2015. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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At last week’s press conference, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said if the Fed knew then what it knows now, it would have moved sooner to raise interest rates to contain inflation. The central bank didn’t know what it should have known because it still fails to consider the money supply when forming policy.

Robert Genetski
Robert Genetski
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Robert Genetski is a public speaker, author, columnist, and one the nation’s leading economists. He has taught economics at the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business and NYU. His latest book is “Rich Nation, Poor Nation: Why Some Nations Prosper While Others Fail.” Genetski’s website is ClassicalPrinciples.com.
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