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Does the Fed Push Interest Rates Down? History Says Yes
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Jason Purcell is an analyst at a major financial institution with a specialty in bond analysis. He joins Bob to discuss his historical analysis of yield curves (in both UK and US) going back to the 1870s, which shows that central banks do indeed manipulate short-term interest rates.
Bob's Article on the Inverted Yield Curve: https://Mises.org/HAP457a
Goerge Selgin's Cato Article on the Fed: https://Mises.org/HAP457b
The Charts Referenced in this Episode: https://Mises.org/HAP457c
Jason's Twitter: https://Mises.org/HAP457d
Purcell Investment Research: https://Mises.org/HAP457e
Read More on Jason's Substack: https://Mises.org/HAP457f
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