Japan’s central bank, unlike the US Fed, knows about deflation and economic growth, but still cannot bring itself to undertake more radical policies: we want to be tough on non-existent inflation, just in case it might exist!
In the US, the Fed could be raising the inflation target to 3-5%, rather than continue what’s been a decade of totally missing the forest for the trees.
Gorilla says: “Nothing like the stimulus of angry voters to make extend and pretend so comforting!”
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