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Thu, 01/12/2022 - 07:39


The Fed’s Inflation Mistake Continues

The Federal Reserve has been hellbent on raising interest rates to slow the economy. It’s a huge mistake.

You know who bears most of the pain of these rate hikes?

Most of the pain is borne by people who are already struggling to keep up with rising prices: lower-wage workers and the poor.

While the Fed has signaled that its interest rate increases might not be as drastic moving forward, the important thing to remember is that these hikes already fail to address a major driver of inflation — powerful corporations that are ratcheting up prices to pad their profit margins.

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Thu, 01/12/2022 - 02:00
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has increased the target interest rate by 3.75 percentage points since March 17, 2022. In this post we examine how corporate bond market functioning has evolved along with the changes in monetary policy through the lens of the U.S. Corporate Bond Market Distress Index (CMDI). We compare this evolution to the 2015 tightening cycle for context on how bond market conditions have evolved as rates increase. The overall CMDI has deteriorated but remains close to historical medians. The investment-grade CMDI index has deteriorated more than the high-yield, driven by low levels of primary market issuance.
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Thu, 01/12/2022 - 01:56
My Lords, the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement is designed to reassure the markets of the sustainability of the public finances. That is, the Chancellor accepts as binding the views of the City of London, whether they are right or wrong. It is what the markets think that matters, not how matters really are—a nice intrusion of … Continue reading Speech on the Autumn Statement 29 November 2022
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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 23:25
For immediate release The Open Rights Group’s policy manager on Freedom of Expression, Dr. Monica Horten said: “Over 40 million people use these services in the UK. This is a massive expansion in surveillance capacity hidden inside a bill designed to protect children from harmful content”. “Children deserve to grow up in a free society. […]
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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 23:00
Welcome to my Wednesday Blog. Lots happening this week! Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Firewall is an eight part radio serial on BBC Radio 4 that starts on Friday, 2nd December at 2.15pm, and will be on every Friday in that same slot. (All episodes will go live as a boxset on BBC Sounds ... Read More
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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 22:53
A policy brief on the inclusion of private communications in scope of the Online Safety Bill and the impact on end-to-end encryption Chat monitoring of private messaging services has sneaked into the Online Safety Bill with very little public debate or Parliamentary Scrutiny. This policy brief sets out ORG’s concern as this unprecedented expansion in […]
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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 19:00
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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 13:33

Today’s passing of legislation to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has been welcomed by the Australia Institute’s National Integrity Committee. The National Integrity Committee congratulates the Parliament and, in particular, the Attorney-General on what is a significant achievement.  The establishment of a National Anti-Corruption Commission will change the way politics is conducted in Australia,

The post Retired Judges Welcome Landmark NACC, but Lament Lack of Public Hearings appeared first on The Australia Institute.

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Wed, 30/11/2022 - 12:12

The censure motion against former Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his secret ministries is an opportunity to reflect on the vigilance required to uphold democracy and good government, according to leading public policy think-tank the Australia Institute. The Hon Virginia Bell AC’s Ministries inquiry report found that the lack of disclosure of the appointments “was

The post Morrison Secret Ministries a Reminder Our Democracy Requires Vigilance appeared first on The Australia Institute.