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To: mishedlo who wrote (117538)8/21/2001 12:49:48 PM
From: Jim Willie CB   of 436258
 
MishMan, dont forget GreenBald's quiet blunder in 1997

in the spring he wanted a "pre-emptive hike in rates"
he was all a tizzy about irrational exuberance
he feared inflation might arrive with renewed growth
more like... feeling he missed out on his bond investments
(only case of fed official NOT having blind trusts)

well, his pre-emptive rate hike may have triggered the Asian Meltdown
I have maintained this for four years
US rates rise needlessly and irresponsibly
then weaker Asian currencies weaken badly
then all of Asia is in turmoil
he disrupted the equilibrium, a delicate balance

the blunders at the Federal Reserve are the greatest secret in the financial world

I find it laughably ironic that GreenSnot is given great credit for the years 1994-1999 when he "allowed" growth to occur

for God's sake, his brilliance happened when he relied upon the bond market's free equilibrium
the bond market did not fear inflation
in fact, it offered evidence of upcoming deflation

the genius is not in GreenEye's mind
it is in the free enterprise system, totally overridden by a bunch of septuagenarians who never ran a business

I call the Federal Reserve our American version of the Communist Politburo
they pre-empt free markets
they tinker using heretical principles
they have disdain for prosperity
they cause their own "Fed Cycles" from serious errors

in summer 2000, the Federal Reserve allowed for four months an INVERTED YIELD CURVE
this destroyed economic growth, plain & simple

as long as the Fed fights a mindless battle against a ghost of inflation, we are gonna see round after round of DEFLATION
and the ravages that deflation causes

books will be written about Federal Reserve blunders
heck, Prez Monroe was scared to death after he created it
he foresaw great danger in any institution attempting to control a free market

/ jim
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