{"id":6354,"date":"2012-12-04T15:29:42","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=6354"},"modified":"2012-12-04T15:29:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-04T20:29:42","slug":"fed-set-to-unveil-extra-asset-purchases-ft-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/04\/fed-set-to-unveil-extra-asset-purchases-ft-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed set to unveil extra asset purchases &#8211; FT.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Robin Harding at FT writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color:#ddddff;\"><p>The other issue on the agenda is replacing the FOMC\u2019s current forecast that rates will stay low until mid-2015 with a set of preconditions for the economy to reach before it considers raising rates. \u201cI now think a threshold of 6.5 per cent for the unemployment rate and an inflation safeguard of 2.5 per cent\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009would be appropriate,\u201d said Charles Evans, president of the Chicago Fed&#8230;..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The problem is that both of these thresholds are moving targets:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unemployment is based on surveys and only includes those who have actively sought a job in recent weeks. It fluctuates with the participation rate.<\/li>\n<li>Inflation is also subjective, dependent on the basket of goods measured and estimates of housing inflation that are subject to manipulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Targeting <a href=\"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?s=NGDP\" title=\"Targeting Nominal GDP Growth\" target=\"_blank\">nominal GDP growth<\/a> would be far more accurate.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href='http:\/\/www.ft.com\/intl\/cms\/s\/0\/7d8b91fe-3e30-11e2-829d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2E1f0S9aE'>Fed set to unveil extra asset purchases &#8211; FT.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robin Harding at FT writes: The other issue on the agenda is replacing the FOMC\u2019s current forecast that rates will stay low until mid-2015 with a set of preconditions for the economy to reach before it considers raising rates. \u201cI now think a threshold of 6.5 per cent for the unemployment rate and an inflation &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/12\/04\/fed-set-to-unveil-extra-asset-purchases-ft-com\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fed set to unveil extra asset purchases &#8211; 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