Comment: The Fed's 'asymmetric policy'

Donald Kohn said yesterday that the perception that the Fed responds asymmetrically to asset prices is "a misreading of history". Not only has the idea of a 'Greenspan put' been debunked by the experiences of the last five years, but it is also inaccurate to suggest that the Fed "does not act on the upside", Kohn argued.

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Speaking at a colloquium in honour of departing ECB chief economist, Otmar Issing, Kohn said the Fed "has responded symmetrically to the implications of

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