US Fed heads debate slow growth ‘riddle'

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Charles Plosser

Using monetary policy to offset "permanent shocks" to the economy is "ineffective and perhaps even counterproductive," Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser argued during a panel discussion on Saturday featuring several heads of regional US reserve banks.

The discussion, moderated by former Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer, who is now a leading candidate for the number two spot at the Fed under Janet Yellen, was a reminder of the conflicting views among policy

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