The author has been described by News Ltd as an "iconoclast", "Svengali", a pollie's "economist muse", and "pungently accurate". Fairfax says he is a "Renaissance man" and "one of Australia’s most respected analysts." Stephen Koukoulas concludes that he is "85% right", and "would make a great Opposition leader." Terry McCrann claims the author thinks "‘nuance’ is a trendy village in the south of France", but can be "scintillating" when he thinks "clearly". The ACTU reckons he’s "an enigma wrapped in a Bloomberg terminal, wrapped in some apparently well-honed abs."

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach calls for Fed to have stability mandate

Roach makes an interesting point that I assumed existed: the Fed needs a financial stability mandate. Fortunately for Australians the RBA already has one, which was explicitly reaffirmed in the new Statement signed by Swan and Stevens.
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