Kenneth Rogoff

Economist and chess player

18 stories

16 quotes

France’s position looks unsustainable and the bond markets are saying that, but they’re not screaming it yet,
We don’t really know what’s going on,
  • Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard professor who used to be chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, told central bankers during lunch there one day
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The US is already running an unsustainable deficit. This would only blow [it] up even more and increase the already high odds of a debt crisis over next five years.”
If they can possibly put it off till after the midterms, it would be good for the institution.”... If you’re trying to preserve Fed independence, are you preserving it better by spitting in his face, or are you preserving it better by laying low and waiting until the winter?”
  • Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard economist who was at Jackson Hole as a lunchtime speaker, offered this advice to a New York Times journalist... Given President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Fed, he asked
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If they can possibly put it off till after the midterms, it would be good for the institution,
It’s always difficult before an election to change interest rates,

Earlier

Bond vultures circle British government as threat of renewed political upheaval returns

Irish Timesirishtimes.com/business/econom…

Burnham, widely expected to launch a leadership bid that could see Starmer ousted, has been confirmed as a candidate in a by-election that could see him return to parliament — a requirement for him to formally challenge the prime minister as leader of the governing Labour party

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Iran attacks threaten US economy with more uncertainty around inflation, growth

The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/iran…

With counter-strikes underway throughout the region and Trump saying the conflict could go on for weeks at least, analysts are focused on a long list of imponderables as oil prices jumped over the weekend from $70 to nearly $80 a barrel before slipping back somewhat, and shipping through the strategic oil lanes in the Strait of Hormuz began grinding down

The Jerusalem Postjpost.com/international/articl…