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Despite Trump's Reassurances, Market Turmoil Reflects Genuine Concerns Mar. 05, 2020
President Donald Trump can try all he wants to blame the news media and Democratic leaders for coron... Read More
The Fed Monopoly Shouldn't Compete With Private Banks Dec. 24, 2019
If there is any lesson we have learned about the Federal Reserve system in the last few years, it is... Read More
Will the Fed Edge Out the Competition With Real-Time Payments? Dec. 12, 2019
Imagine what it must be like for private companies that have invested in a new technology and sudden... Read More
Paul Volcker Was a Great Man Dec. 10, 2019
Paul Volcker administered the tough medicine when the American economy badly needed it. It was 1980,... Read More
Putting America First Means Fiscal Responsibility Oct. 24, 2019
The two stories that have dominated the news cycle over the past two weeks — the impending Con... Read More
If the Economy Tanks, It Will Be on Trump Sep. 12, 2019
Democratic political consultant James Carville once said that if he were reincarnated, he'd want to ... Read More
Jerome Powell Is Not Trump's Worst Enemy; Trump Is Aug. 25, 2019
Jerome Powell is the bane of Donald Trump's existence. Lately, it seems Trump would rather bash the ... Read More
Sending an SOS to the Federal Reserve Aug. 13, 2019
The following column is co-authored by Stephen Moore and Louis Woodhill.To keep the economy from a f... Read More
Why the Fed Shouldn't Compete With Private Banks Aug. 06, 2019
Do we want the U.S. Federal Reserve Board to operate as a commercial bank — and compete with o... Read More
Why the Fed Is Right to Inject the Economy With More Dollars Jul. 30, 2019
Suddenly, nearly everyone wants the Federal Reserve Board to cut interest rates. I've been arguing f... Read More
Tortured Logic at the Federal Reserve Jun. 11, 2019
I've been shouting from the rooftops for six months that the Federal Reserve is too tight on money a... Read More
The Fed Hurts Farmers More Than China Does May. 28, 2019
There's no question that many farmers are struggling this year with incomes down and bankruptcies up... Read More
The Fed Is Not the Answer for Real-Time Payments May. 09, 2019
There's an inherent conflict of interest that occurs when an agency serves as both a regulator and c... Read More
What Trump's Fed Nominations Say About the US Economy Apr. 11, 2019
President Donald Trump's latest nominees to the Federal Reserve's board of governors typify the pres... Read More
Stop Messing With Markets Jan. 03, 2019
In American politics, it is axiomatic that presidents get (and take) the credit for economic prosper... Read More
On the Economy, Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy Dec. 27, 2018
It was a long, slow climb from the depths of the Great Recession to the sunny meadows of prosperity,... Read More
Bond Prices Dec. 26, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: I have eight long-term maturity bonds from eight different public companies, each wi... Read More
Fire the Fed Dec. 25, 2018
In one of the most remarkable Abbott and Costello routines in modern times, the economic wizards at ... Read More
Funny How the Stock Market Tweets Come and Go Nov. 01, 2018
After a long absence, another "Stock Market up" tweet was issued Wednesday by Donald Trump. He'd bee... Read More
Down Market Feb. 21, 2018
Dear Mr. Berko: What's your opinion of the current stock market? Why has the market collapsed so muc... Read More
