jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.ca / By Jesse / January 30, 2013
“The foundations of the Maginot Line were the war cemeteries of France.”
Vivian Rowe, The Great Wall Of France, 1959
Nothing really new in the FOMC statement, but we have to view this in the light of the shocking revelation from the recently released Fed Notes that they failed to see the crisis coming even in the days before the financial system teetered on collapse.
These are old and tired generals, fighting new wars with the old tools and tactics.
Until the banking system is reformed, the Fed will continue to attempt to prop it up, and stand by doing little else while the real economy stagnates. Except perhaps to foment yet another imbalanced, unstable bubble in financial instruments.
Press Release
Release Date: January 30, 2013
For immediate release
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that growth in economic activity paused in recent months, in large part because of weather-related disruptions and other transitory factors.
Employment has continued to expand at a moderate pace but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has shown further improvement.
Inflation has been running somewhat below the Committee’s longer-run objective, apart from temporary variations that largely reflect fluctuations in energy prices. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable.
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