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Journal of Financial Stability Vol. 12 2014

U.S. monetary policy in disarray

John A. Tatom1,2

1 Indiana State University · 2 Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Monetary policy became more difficult to characterize during and after the mortgage foreclose and financial crises because of a shift to a new credit policy focused on private sector credit and that relies on traditional commercial banking strategies. The new credit policy broke the tight link that had existed between Fed credit and its effective monetary base, the monetary base that affects monetary aggregates. The Fed has adopted an exit strategy, but the discretionary powers that it followed remain in place as does a mistaken policy on the payment of interest on excess reserves.

DOI
10.1016/j.jfs.2013.05.004
Volume
12
Pages
47-58
Language
en
Sources
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