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The Federal Reserve
The Fed cannot set the price of credit, cause a recession, or fight inflation. Credit is production, and the central bank has none of it.
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Warsh Must Explain That The Fed Simply Can’t Fight Inflation
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Neither a Genius Nor a Villain, Greenspan Was Simply Human
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