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BREAKDOWN: Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality

BREAKDOWN: Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality

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BREAKDOWN: Why the Fed Keeps Denying Its Role in Increasing Inequality

FromCoinDesk Podcast Network

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jun 11, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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The Federal Reserve expects low inflation, says rates will stay close to zero through 2022 and keeps lying about the role of central banks in increasing inequality.This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace.Today on the Brief:Three Arrows holds more than 6% of Grayscale Bitcoin TrustNew platform for censorship-resistant bloggingCoinbase announces new token potentials as anti-surveillance hodlers flood out Today's main topic: The Fed's inequality problem Some key takeaways from yesterday’s Federal Open Markets Committee meeting:Interest rates are likely to stay near zero through 2022Unemployment anticipated to average between 9% and 10% during last three months of 2020Economy expected to contract 4% to 10% this yearNo specific discussion of yield curve controlInflation expected to be 1.0% this year and 1.5% in 2021, lower than Fed target of 2%According to Chairman Powell, inequality has nothing to do with Fed policyOn this episode, NLW recaps the above and dives deeper on two of the points:Net inflation stats gloss over specifics, including food prices that have been rising at an annual rate of 17.5%The Fed’s pronounced role in exacerbating inequality by propping up artificially high asset prices, effectively locking low and middle income households out of the mechanism for economic advancementSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Jun 11, 2020
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