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Why the Fed Is Right to Inject the Economy With More Dollars Jul. 30, 2019
Suddenly, nearly everyone wants the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates. I've been arguing f... Read More
Tortured Logic at the Federal Reserve Jun. 11, 2019
I've been shouting from the rooftops for six months that the Federal Reserve is too tight on money a... Read More
The Fed Hurts Farmers More Than China Does May. 28, 2019
There's no question that many farmers are struggling this year with incomes down and bankruptcies up... Read More
The Fed Is Not the Answer for Real-Time Payments May. 09, 2019
There's an inherent conflict of interest that occurs when an agency serves as both a regulator and c... Read More
What Trump's Fed Nominations Say About the US Economy Apr. 11, 2019
President Donald Trump's latest nominees to the Federal Reserve's board of governors typify the pres... Read More
Stop Messing With Markets Jan. 03, 2019
In American politics, it is axiomatic that presidents get (and take) the credit for economic prosper... Read More
On the Economy, Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy Dec. 27, 2018
It was a long, slow climb from the depths of the Great Recession to the sunny meadows of prosperity,... Read More
Bond Prices Dec. 26, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I have eight long-term maturity bonds from eight different public companies, each wi... Read More
Fire the Fed Dec. 25, 2018
In one of the most remarkable Abbott and Costello routines in modern times, the economic wizards at ... Read More
Funny How the Stock Market Tweets Come and Go Nov. 01, 2018
After a long absence, another "Stock Market up" tweet was issued Wednesday by Donald Trump. He'd bee... Read More
Down Market Feb. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: What's your opinion of the current stock market? Why has the market collapsed so muc... Read More
Will Washington Ever Learn? Apparently Not Nov. 28, 2017
The messiness of the long-proverbial "mess in Washington" stands out this post-holiday week like a p... Read More
Fed Chairs Sep. 27, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: Could you give your opinions of recent chairs of the Federal Reserve Board — n... Read More
Life in the Swamp Sep. 07, 2017
Poor Gary Cohn, the Goldman Sachs banker who was standing next to Donald Trump at Trump Tower for th... Read More
The Labor Force Participation Rate and the Fed Jun. 14, 2017
Dear Mr. Berko: A group of us read your column after work while enjoying a few beers before heading ... Read More
Perceptions Are That Trump's Policies Are Working Mar. 17, 2017
Perceptions matter. People make decisions, even life-altering decisions, based on what they perceive... Read More
Trump's Economic Fraud Sep. 21, 2016
A big part of Donald Trump's appeal is the unsatisfactory performance of the U.S. economy and the pr... Read More
Trump's Economic Fraud Sep. 18, 2016
A big part of Donald Trump's appeal is the unsatisfactory performance of the U.S. economy and the pr... Read More
Consumer Debt Slowing the Economy Jul. 13, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: The economy still looks terrible, and unemployment is higher than the government say... Read More
