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Jan 20 2017

Why The Treasury Department Should Watch The Tape

  • Jan 20, 2017

In recent years the Fed has been more forthright than ever about the importance of the wealth effect as a transmission mechanism of monetary policy. But this (or any) policy effect hardly exists in a vacuum, and the Fed would do well to recognize that stock market swings have played an increasingly important role in the country’s fiscal balance.

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Doug Ramsey / Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager