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[fib_1618]

You're part of the press pool for Wednesday's NEWS conference...what serious question would you ask the Chairman?

Fib

[Rich]

You're part of the press pool for Wednesday's NEWS conference...what serious question would you ask the Chairman?

Fib

What is your computer modeling capability and how much do you rely on these models in your decision process?

[selecto]

Nothing personal, Rich, but that is likely a significant part of their analysis because economists can't get out of economy school unless they learn how to do it. Undoubtedly its computer modeling which gets Bernanke to take credit for the RUT, while denying all responsibility for the CRB.

[pdx5]

Mr. Bernanke, can you name 2 developed countries which have prospered from excessive borrowing and cheapening of currency?

Edited by pdx5, 26 April 2011 - 04:29 PM.

[qqqqtrdr]

It seems the buying of bonds and QE2 is linked in large part the Fall of the Dollar, the significant rise in commodities and equities, inflation of most consumer goods, and increased unemployment. How will you plan to continue to stimulate the economy and keep inflation at bay?

[Rich]

Nothing personal, Rich, but that is likely a significant part of their analysis
because economists can't get out of economy school unless they learn how to
do it.

Undoubtedly its computer modeling which gets Bernanke to take credit for
the RUT, while denying all responsibility for the CRB.

Macroeconomic models, which have been used for years, require very little computing capability. Their accuracy is not the best. The trend today is agent-based models which require supercomputers.

[Wavetimer]

[quote name='fib_1618' date='Apr 26 2011, 05:09 PM' post='574550']
You're part of the press pool for Wednesday's NEWS conference...what serious question would you ask the Chairman?

Fib
[/quote based on the fed qe 1 and 2 do you feel that FED if the need was to arise , that economy was to slip deeper into recession would you look to ease additional and if the debt ceiling wasnt raised how would the FED go about helping the economy from falling deeper in recession

[fluid]

You're part of the press pool for Wednesday's NEWS conference...what serious question would you ask the Chairman?

Fib

"your overt policy to decimate to dollar...........how far will be far enough....what sort of average monthly employment numbers do you want to see?"

[cgnx]

Can the Treasury just print 1 Quadrillion dollars and pay off our debt tommorrow? And could they do it without owing it to nobody?

[no_mind]

"Mr. Chairman, would you have any objection to the re-implementation of Glass Stegall as it stood prior to the legislation that was signed into law by President Clinton on Nov. 12, 1999? and if so, what exactly would your objection be?"