The Grumpy Economist
John H. CochraneNews, views, and commentary from a free market point of view. I moved from Blogger to Substack in December 2023. For previous posts back to 2011 see my Blogger page at https://johnhcochrane.blogspot.com
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More on lower rates
This follows up my last post on lowering rates to lower inflation. As before, suppose you accept the neutral and stable long run of new Keynesian economics, so lower rates will eventually bring down inflation (fiscal policy held constant!),...
Reasons to Lower Rates
Is there a coherent story in which the Fed should lower interest rates now? Even more, is there a story in which the Treasury should deliberately shorten the maturity structure and then the Fed lowering interest rates reduces inflation?
T...
French Fables
An interesting brouhaha has broken out in France, lately famous for reinvigorating the idea of wealth taxes: The French government should default on (“annul” “cancel” — the left is great at euphemisms) its debt held by the European Central...
Interest Rate Surge?
US long term interest rates are surging. What’s going on?
I usually don’t do market commentary. It doesn’t last long. And Hayek taught us that if we knew why strawberry prices go up and down, let alone interest rates, communism would have...
Wealth Tax 2.0
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna just introduced a bill proposing a permanent national 5% wealth tax on billionaires, along with an ambitious spending program for the results. (Press release, bill, summary.) It’s permanen...
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