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The Fed Should Raise Its Inflation Target to Boost Employment

From forbes.com

Anyone who has tried their hand at archery knows there's an easy solution for arrows that fall repeatedly short of the target―aim higher. That's just the situation in which Federal Reserve officials find themselves. And some appear, albeit too gradually, to be learning their lesson. The Fed, which has fallen short of its 2% inflation target for most of the recovery from the Great Recession, is undertaking a review of its monetary policy "strategy, tools and communications" led by Vice Chair Richard Clarida. Officials recognize that, with interest rates at just 2% and unlikely to go much higher if at all given ... (full story)

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