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The Deficit Myth is Hanging On for Dear Life
The old playbook is making a comeback. Democrats and Republics are closing in on a "debt" limit deal with the "Fiscal Responsibility Act"
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Talking Default with NPR and Bloomberg TV
The debt limit is destructive, duplicative, and dumb. That was the title of a post I wrote a few days after the US hit this self-imposed anachronism…
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Magical Monetary Thinking at the Fed Killed SVB
By L. Randall Wray and Stephanie Kelton
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Where To Even Begin?
The Fed's dimmer switch is lighting up credit markets.
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Stephanie Kelton
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More on the Interest-Income Channel
Last weekend, I wrote about Warren Mosler’s argument that the Fed’s rate hikes could be undermining its effort to bring down inflation. While Mosler is…
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Biden Wants to Bring Down the Deficit. Powell Wants to Bring Down Inflation. Are Rate Hikes Undermining Both Goals?
Last week, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said, “the disinflationary process has begun.” Many breathed a sigh of relief even as Powell told us that the process…
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Quick Thoughts on CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook
With more to come.
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Eight States Have Joined Forces to Raise Taxes on America's Wealthiest
Tomorrow morning, I’ll join CNBC’s Squawk Box to talk about a new effort to tax the rich. The segment will air at 7:50 ET. I’m not referring to the…
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