Fed Chairman Bernanke Gloomy Over U.S. Economy
Perhaps the greatest money printer in monetary history, Ben Bernanke, the iconic chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, has publically stated his revised, gloomy economic forecast for the United States. According to Bernanke, the Fed now projects GDP growth in 2012 of 2.4 percent, down from nearly 3 percent earlier in the year. This is stall speed GDP growth, despite being goosed by more than a trillion dollars of deficit spending by the Federal government in the current fiscal year, and a bucket load of monetary stimulus measures by the Federal Reserve.
What is Bernanke’s response? An extension of a program for swapping short term bond purchases for longer-termed bonds, with the bizarre name of “operation twist.” The name alone tells us how ridiculous the Fed has become under the tutelage of Ben Bernanke. The reality, as plain as daylight, is that without a heap of borrowed money and monetary gimmicks, the American economy would implode. Unfortunately, the measures adopted by Bernanke and other policymakers, which only succeed in kicking the can down the road a bit more, assure us that when the bill needs to be paid, the cost will be even more dear for the U.S. and global economy.
