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James Grant Conference Video: Inflation Expectations, Growth, Policy Problems; Europe Has Become Japan

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Here''s an interesting video from the recent James Grant Conference. The title of this year''s conference is Investing Opportunistically, Separating the Beta from the Alpha. Note: you may have to click on the play arrow twice to start the video. Note: you may have to click on the play arrow twice to start the video.

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"Whatever It Takes" Stage Two; Headwinds Explain Why Draghi Will Fail This Time

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Having already cut interest rates to record lows and saying they can go no lower, Draghi is now focused on boosting the ECB’s balance sheet. We are quite confident that the impact on our balance sheet size will be adequate, will be significant, will be sizable,” Draghi said. trillion] more than the current level.

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Nothing Magical About 2% Inflation Target Says Bernanke

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I don’t see anything magical about targeting 2 percent inflation ,” Bernanke told a conference in Washington sponsored by the International Monetary Fund. I don’t see anything magical about targeting 2 percent inflation,” he told a conference in Washington sponsored by the International Monetary Fund.

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Is Mario Draghi a Bare-Assed Emperor With No Clothes?

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Speaking in a news conference, Mr. Draghi said the stimulus measures undertaken by the central bank since June 2014—and topped up most recently in December—had “strengthened the euro area’s resilience to recent, global economic shocks.” The Wall Street Journal offers 5 Takeaways from Mario Draghi’s News Conference. We don’t give up.”