Fed ‘stimulus’ chokes indirect finance to SMEs
The US recovery from the subprime mortgage crisis of 2008 may seem stronger than that seen in other major economies. But given near-zero interest rates, it lacks lustre. Pundits are particularly concerned with the depressed level of employment.
Eschewing traditional monetary targets, the Federal Reserve has vowed to keep short-term interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate, currently at 7.8%, falls to less than 6.5% of the labour force. A laudable goal politically, no doubt; but the
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