Author Archives: Menzie Chinn

The Return of the Economic Undead

One shows that they are economic fraudsters over and over, with discredited ideas, but they keep on coming back. From WaPo:

…his top economic advisers … to map out a trade-focused economic plan for his presidential bid…. including former senior White House officials Larry Kudlow and Brooke Rollins, as well as outside advisers Stephen Moore and former House speaker Newt Gingrich…

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“source of the weakening of the ruble…is soft monetary policy.”: Putin Chief Economic Adviser

From Bloomberg:

Writing in a rare column published by state news agency Itar-Tass, President Vladimir Putin’s chief economic adviser said “the source of the weakening of the ruble and the acceleration of inflation is soft monetary policy.” Russia needs a strong ruble, and policymakers have the necessary tools to normalize the currency value in the near future, he said.

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