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Thomas Drechsel on the Effects of Political Pressure and Identifying Monetary Policy Shocks
Recent data reveals that when U.S. presidents exert political pressure on the Federal Reserve, significant swings in inflation often follow.
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Matthew Pines on the Geopolitical and National Security Implications of Cryptocurrency Adoption
Expanding institutional cryptocurrency adoption could be a crucial strategy for helping curb the expansion of China’s growing digital authoritarianism across the globe.
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Travis Hill on the Discount Window, Receivership Funding, and Financial Tokenization
Establishing a new pre-positioning rule could be a novel solution that would help normalize and destigmatize the use of the discount window moving forward.
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Catherine Pakaluk on *Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth*
As birth rates continue to decline around the globe, it’s important to recognize the wide range of benefits that come with having more children and larger families.
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Stephen Miran on Activist Treasury Issuance and the Monetary Policy Implications of a Second Trump Term
While the actions of the Treasury have helped facilitate the Fed’s recent goals of achieving a soft landing, its potential political motivations in doing so should not be ignored.
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Carola Binder on the History of Inflation, the Fed Framework Review, and the Promise of Nominal GDP Targeting
The history of inflation in the US provides the Fed and other policymakers plenty of lessons for how to more effectively stabilize prices as the economy continues to evolve.
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Samim Ghamami on How to Reform the Treasury Market
Broadening access to the standing repo facility may be the most effective first step towards reforming the Treasury market.
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Kyla Scanlon on the “Vibecession”, the Vibe Economy, and the Path to Growing American Wealth
As the US continues to navigate through the post-pandemic Vibecession landscape, it’s more important than ever to bridge the disconnect between the American people and their perception of the economy.
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Sam Schulhofer-Wohl on How to Improve Treasury Market Resiliency
Implementing reliable central clearing or all-to-all trading are just a few potential options to consider for reforming the Treasury market.
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Nicholas Anthony on *Digital Currency or Digital Control: Decoding CBDC and the Future of Money*
As an increasing number of central banks contemplate the implementation of CBDCs, it is crucial to balance the benefits they offer against the risks to financial privacy, cybersecurity, and overall economic freedom.