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I think opposition started with Scott Sumner in July. http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=22379 http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=22379 Very good news. I expec
by jrn 13y ago
I think opposition started with Scott Sumner in July. http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=22379 http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=22379
Very good news.
I expect to see the markets react tomorrow, ala balmer on a much greater scale.
- pcurve 13y agoand opposite side. The market will tank tomorrow by 1.5-2%.
- steveplace 13y agoequity futures are already up 1% during sunday's trade http://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=ES http://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=ES
- jrn 13y agoDepends on yellen vs kohn, but either one is better. If it's yellen I expect a response similar to japan's equity run last fall/winter, abeonomics.
- mcphilip 13y agoHere's an in depth explanation from PIMCO as to why Summer's withdrawal will likely be very bullish for credit and equities: http://www.businessinsider.com/el-erian-market-reaction-to-summers-2013-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/el-erian-market-reaction-to-s...
- BenoitEssiambre 13y agoScott Sumner (http://www.themoneyillusion.com http://www.themoneyillusion.com) and Nick Rowe (http://worthwhile.typepad.com/ http://worthwhile.typepad.com/) have done an incredible job at helping me understand money and its role in the economy even though I have no training in economics. It's worth going back and reading their archives.
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- Steko 13y agoOpposition has been almost universal and started before Summers was even floated as the favorite. Here's Matt Yglesias in May: http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/05/27/summers_for_fed_chair_no_way.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/05/27/summers_for_f... Ezra Klein's piece on gender that prompted the original "word" that Summers was going to be the nominee: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/19/the-subtle-sexist-whispering-campaign-against-janet-yellen/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/07/19/t... Krugman pro-Yellen case before annoucement: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/the-fed-succession/ http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/the-fed-successi... Felix Salmon: http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/07/24/dont-send-summers-to-the-fed/ http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2013/07/24/dont-send-s... Wall Street: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/wall-street-yellen-summers-fed-poll_n_3659823.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26/wall-street-yellen-...
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- Steko 13y agoI read and enjoy Scott Sumner and recommend him to everyone. To suggest that he drove the opposition to Summers is bananas.