tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post4311307677451940225..comments2024-03-28T07:50:06.102-04:00Comments on Mike Norman Economics: Reuters — Wall Street banker Cohn moving Trump toward moderate policiesmike normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03296006882513340747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-50684735843763356492017-04-17T17:21:37.959-04:002017-04-17T17:21:37.959-04:00A soft coup. No news really, it's been in effe...A soft coup. No news really, it's been in effect since 1945. They just rotate the puppets every couple of years - or sooner if they are not compliant. Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-33876509821647122492017-04-17T13:34:02.833-04:002017-04-17T13:34:02.833-04:00And DJT's delegation of foreign and military p...And DJT's delegation of foreign and military policy to the generals.<br /><br />After Ashton Carter and the generals sabotaged Kerry'Obama's Syria deal with Russia, I suppose it's reason to conclude that the president and sec state don't count anyway. The warriors will do what they want regardless.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-10482614357610810892017-04-17T13:22:37.245-04:002017-04-17T13:22:37.245-04:00Looks like it's an open-ended authorization an...<i>Looks like it's an open-ended authorization and discretionary.</i><br /><br />Just like the military budget and the bank bailouts.Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-12375478596044239992017-04-16T21:05:28.939-04:002017-04-16T21:05:28.939-04:00Looks like it's an open-ended authorization an...Looks like it's an open-ended authorization and discretionary.Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-28914168933645774252017-04-16T20:28:42.624-04:002017-04-16T20:28:42.624-04:00https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/mo...https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20081006a.htmMatt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-58564215128963364412017-04-16T20:24:23.560-04:002017-04-16T20:24:23.560-04:00That wouldn't surprise me Tom but I thought wh...That wouldn't surprise me Tom but I thought when they put it on it was intended to be a new permanent policy.... I'll go back and take a look...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-52615146782829068002017-04-16T18:34:21.728-04:002017-04-16T18:34:21.728-04:00Fed won't be able to keep the MBS and will go ...<i>Fed won't be able to keep the MBS and will go (to them) bankrupt as they will run out of munnie to pay the IOR... this should be interesting...</i><br /><br />I thought that paying IOR was supposed to be temporary policy in conjunction with conducting QE. QE is over. Why don't they go back to what they were normally doing?Tom Hickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08454222098667643650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-9133401399773533512017-04-16T18:32:08.022-04:002017-04-16T18:32:08.022-04:00"Moderate" means more corporate tax redu..."Moderate" means more corporate tax reductions when corporations only pay an effective rate of 12%.Noah Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012500819097539976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-88912268366980941202017-04-16T18:22:41.666-04:002017-04-16T18:22:41.666-04:00Cohn on GSE privatization:
http://www.housingwire...Cohn on GSE privatization:<br /><br />http://www.housingwire.com/articles/39127-gary-cohn-fannie-mae-freddie-mac-reform-will-be-high-on-mnuchins-agenda<br /><br />Fed won't be able to keep the MBS and will go (to them) bankrupt as they will run out of munnie to pay the IOR... this should be interesting...Matt Frankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978352335097260145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761684730989137546.post-34684348637706158472017-04-16T17:48:15.471-04:002017-04-16T17:48:15.471-04:00Trumpbillary policies then unless Cohn falls out o...Trumpbillary policies then unless Cohn falls out of favor with DJT somehow. <br /><br />I'm not sure how this is gonna play out with the GOP base. Penguin pophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01438480665686684027noreply@blogger.com