Re: Re: Re: Re: Fed on preventing parallels to Japanese deflation

2002-07-31 Thread Doug Henwood
joanna bujes wrote: I'm confused. The Federal Reserve, despite its name, is very much a private concern, right? So, why should it not buy equities? Not very much a private concern. It's a mixed bag. The Board of Governors, based in Washington, are appointed by the pres and confirmed by the

Re: Re: Re: Fed on preventing parallels to Japanese deflation

2002-07-30 Thread joanna bujes
At 12:00 AM 07/31/2002 +, you wrote: What?! The Federal Reserve is explicitly authorized to take equity stakes in private enterprise? My God, is there anything the sovereign state of the Fed is *not* entitled to do? I'm confused. The Federal Reserve, despite its name, is very much a

Re: Re: Re: Re: Fed on preventing parallels to Japanese deflation

2002-07-30 Thread Carl Remick
From: joanna bujes [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:00 AM 07/31/2002 +, you wrote: What?! The Federal Reserve is explicitly authorized to take equity stakes in private enterprise? My God, is there anything the sovereign state of the Fed is *not* entitled to do? I'm confused. The Federal Reserve,