Dodd-Frank Archives

Analysis

This Dodd-Frank Provision Has Caused Serious Issues. Will Congress Repeal It?

As the House of Representatives prepares for a vote on the CHOICE Act (a financial reform bill), behind the scenes, policymakers are considering the removal of the legislation’s most critical…

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Cruz, Rubio, and Trump Turn to Monetary Policy

Is monetary policy the sleeper issue of 2016? Two candidates, Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, are already outspoken critics of the Federal Reserve, and Cruz appears to be doubling…

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Who’s Hot, Who’s Not: Fox News GOP Debate Edition

Let’s do “Who’s Not” hot first, because it’s an easier call: Fox News and the RNC. In a week dominated by the first Republican presidential debate, the biggest losers were…

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The Federal Reserve Will Be on the Ballot in 2016

At last, a powerful critique of the economic harm caused by the Federal Reserve’s artificially low interest rate policy (brought to light by Judy Shelton in an excellent blog for…

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Elizabeth Warren’s Strange Journey

A friend who was a student of Elizabeth Warren at the University of Pennsylvania Law School assures me that back then she was a Republican. So she has some history…

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Perry on Why Your Paycheck is Shrinking (VIDEO)

This morning at an event at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, Rick Perry called for robust new growth to address rising prices: The President may be satisfied with 2…

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The Horrors of Dodd-Frank “Banking”

With “Audit the Fed” being described as the “direst threat” to the Fed since Dodd-Frank, it’s worth while noting the mounting number of horrid consequences to actual people who need…

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Analysis

Is the Fed Off-Limits?

The liberal economic elite is circling the wagons to preserve the Federal Reserve. Alan Blinder denounces proposed laws which will “encourage congressional meddling with monetary policy.” Catherine Rampell takes up…

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Elizabeth Warren’s Faux Populism

Elizabeth Warren wants to incarcerate banking executives. She wants to insure former Wall Street executives don’t attain high government positions (recently claiming the scalp of Antonio Weiss). Most of all…

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