Logical Analysis Report

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When interpreting the US Federal Reserve.s weekend announcement of new measures to mitigate the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important not to confuse motion with action.
Arguably, the Fed.s latest move to ease monetary policy is unprecedented, not least because it was announced on a Sunday afternoon

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High Level Topics

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High Level Abstractions

FED(3, 0 Order)

( FED )(3, 0 Order) top

( FED, COVID-19 )(2, 1st Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, TARGETS )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, REGRETTABLE )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, POLICY )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, NEGATIVE )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, MONETARY )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, COVID-19, INTERPRETING )(1, 2nd Order) top

( FED, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )(1, 1st Order) top

( FED, TARGETS )(1, 1st Order) top

( FED, REGRETTABLE )(1, 1st Order) top

( FED, POLICY )(1, 1st Order) top

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( FED, MONETARY )(1, 1st Order) top

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CRISIS(3, 0 Order)

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( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )(1, 3rd Order) top

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( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, REGRETTABLE )(1, 3rd Order) top

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( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, NEGATIVE )(1, 3rd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, MONETARY )(1, 3rd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, INTERPRETING )(1, 3rd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )(1, 2nd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, TARGETS )(1, 2nd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, RISKS )(1, 2nd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, REGRETTABLE )(1, 2nd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, POLICY )(1, 2nd Order) top

( CRISIS, COVID-19, NEGATIVE )(1, 2nd Order) top

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( MONETARY, COVID-19 )(1, 1st Order) top

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References

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( FED, COVID-19, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top or worse
When interpreting the US Federal Reserve.s weekend announcement of new measures to mitigate the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important not to confuse motion with action.
Arguably,...
( FED, COVID-19, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) topBut, of course, the Fed could have done even more in response to the COVID-19 crisis. For example, it could have announced more ambitious targets for its QE operations.
And it could have pushed the federal funds rate into negative territory, given that the effective lower bound is likely...
( FED, COVID-19, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top... negative territory, given that the effective lower bound is likely somewhere in the range of -0.5-0.75% (it could be much lower were it not for the regrettable role played by currency).
( FED, COVID-19, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top.s latest move to ease monetary policy is unprecedented, not least because it was announced on a Sunday afternoon
( FED, COVID-19, NEGATIVE ) top
(Read more) top
And it could have pushed the federal funds rate into negative territory, given that the effective lower bound is likely somewhere in the range of -0.5-0.75% (it could be much lower were it not for the regrettable...
( FED, COVID-19, MONETARY ) top
(Read more) top.s latest move to ease monetary policy is unprecedented, not least because it was announced on a Sunday afternoon
( FED, COVID-19, INTERPRETING ) top
(Read more) top or worse
When interpreting the US Federal Reserve.s weekend announcement of new measures to mitigate the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important not to confuse motion...
( FED, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )
( FED, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , TARGETS )
( FED, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , REGRETTABLE )
( FED, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( FED, NEGATIVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , NEGATIVE )
( FED, MONETARY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , MONETARY )
( FED, INTERPRETING ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , INTERPRETING )
( CRISIS ) top
( CRISIS, COVID-19 ) top
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED ) top
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , TARGETS )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , REGRETTABLE )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, NEGATIVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , NEGATIVE )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, MONETARY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , MONETARY )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, FED, INTERPRETING ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , INTERPRETING )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , TARGETS )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, RISKS ) top
(Read more) topUnlike the 2008 crash, the COVID-19 pandemic is not a financial crisis that risks spilling over into the real economy.
( CRISIS, COVID-19, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , REGRETTABLE )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( CRISIS, COVID-19, NEGATIVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , NEGATIVE )
( CRISIS, FED ) top
( CRISIS, FED, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )
( CRISIS, FED, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , TARGETS )
( CRISIS, FED, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , REGRETTABLE )
( CRISIS, FED, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( CRISIS, FED, NEGATIVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , NEGATIVE )
( CRISIS, FED, MONETARY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , MONETARY )
( CRISIS, FED, INTERPRETING ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , INTERPRETING )
( CRISIS, ECONOMY ) top
(Read more) topUnlike the 2008 crash, the COVID-19 pandemic is not a financial crisis that risks spilling over into the real economy. Rather, it is a crisis that started in the real economy.
( CRISIS, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top
When interpreting the US Federal Reserve.s weekend announcement of new measures to mitigate the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important not to confuse motion with action.
Arguably,...
( CRISIS, TARGETS ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , TARGETS )
( CRISIS, RISKS ) top
(Read more) topUnlike the 2008 crash, the COVID-19 pandemic is not a financial crisis that risks spilling over into the real economy. Rather, it is a crisis that started in the real economy
( CRISIS, REGRETTABLE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , REGRETTABLE )
( CRISIS, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( MONETARY ) top
( MONETARY, US_FEDERAL_RESERVE ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , US_FEDERAL_RESERVE )
( MONETARY, POLICY ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , POLICY )
( MONETARY, POLICIES ) top
(Read more) top... consumption (by boosting precautionary saving) and corporate investment (because the option value of waiting has increased). Conventional expansionary monetary policies may be somewhat helpful in addressing these conventional Keynesian consequences of the crisis
( MONETARY, INVESTMENT ) top
(Read more) top
The pervasive uncertainty created by the pandemic is bound to undermine household consumption (by boosting precautionary saving) and corporate investment (because the option value of waiting has increased). Conventional expansionary monetary policies may be somewhat helpful in addressing these conventional...
( MONETARY, INTERPRETING ) top
(Read more) top See ( FED , COVID-19 , INTERPRETING )
( MONETARY, COVID-19 ) top
(Read more) top.s weekend announcement of new measures to mitigate the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is important not to confuse motion with action.
Arguably, the Fed.s latest move to ease monetary policy is unprecedented, not least...
( MONETARY, CORPORATE ) top
(Read more) top
The pervasive uncertainty created by the pandemic is bound to undermine household consumption (by boosting precautionary saving) and corporate investment (because the option value of waiting has increased). Conventional expansionary monetary policies may be somewhat helpful in addressing these...