“Just kick ‘em up the rump a little.” So said Richard Nixon to US Federal Reserve chairman Arthur Burns in 1971 when he wanted the other members of the Fed’s board to vote for interest-rate cuts that would bolster growth, employment and his re-election odds. They cut, and Nixon won the vote. Most economists at the
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Jun 30, 2023
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