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Tim Duy

Tim Duy is the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon and the Director of the Oregon Economic Forum.

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Confidence Boom?

May 17, 2013| 

The early read on the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index jumped to 83.7 in May, up from 76.4 in April.  Just a quick reminder before... Read »

Fed Watch: Dodged That Bullet

May 16, 2013| 1

I was reading Robin Harding’s take on the possible nomination of Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen for the top job at the Fed, and a chill went down... Read »

Fed’s Plosser on the Exit

May 14, 2013| 

As is well known, policymakers have been coalescing around a QE exit strategy for some time, since at least the March FOMC meeting.  Two central issues with the... Read »

What Does Japan Mean for the Rest of the World?

May 13, 2013| 

Is Abenomics about boosting exports or domestic demand?  I tend to agree with Lars Christensen on this issue: There has been a lot of focus on the fact that USD/JPY... Read »

Fears of an Imminent Policy-Driven Collapse in Stock Prices are Over-Exaggerated

May 13, 2013| 

Thinking further about this from Friday’s Jon Hilsenrath Wall Street Journal article: Stocks and bond markets have taken off since the Fed announced in September... Read »

End of QE may Occur this Year, Rate Hike Not Likely

May 13, 2013| 

Gavyn Davies at the Financial Times questions the Federal Reserve’s employment target: On the wider issue of general monetary policy, the behaviour of inflation... Read »

When Will The Divergence Between PCE and CPI Matter?

May 10, 2013| 

The divergence between PCE and CPI measures of inflation remains in the headlines.  Pedro da Costa at Reuters sees a test of the Fed’s credibility at hand: With... Read »

Barro on Boehner

May 8, 2013| 

This by Bloomberg’s Josh Barrow deserves to be highlighted: Yesterday, in an interview with Bloomberg Television, House Speaker John Boehner warned that... Read »

When Deficits Become a Problem

May 6, 2013| 

L. Randall Wray (ht FTAlphaville) thinks the Paul Krugman has made the leap to MMT by acknowledging the ability of the central bank to control interest rates.  Wray... Read »

Strong Jobs Report

May 3, 2013| 

Don’t Get Fooled Again.  San Franscisco Fed President John WIlliams discounted the last employment report, and he was right to do so.  The underlying economy... Read »

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