Changing of the Guard at the Fed
Changing of the Guard at the Fed
October 25, 2005
Bush’s appointment of a new Fed chief, Ben Bernanke, has received rave reviews from almost all quarters, including the New York Times.
Like Greenspan, Bernanke is expected to be, above all, an inflation fighter at the Fed.
And there are a couple things wrong with that.
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