An astonishing thing has been going on in Washington, and its direful importance is understood by only a handful of U.S. citizens. On the doom-laden Question of Inflation, the President of the U.S. is allowing the power of his office to be thrown against the weight & authority of expert knowledge and understanding.
Nearly every authority on economics in general or finance in particular saysand has said publiclythat:
1) The Federal Reserve Board should stop buying Government securities from banks at the present pegged prices. Reason: unlimited FRB buying gives banks more money for loans, disproportionately adds to the amount of...