Is the Federal Reserve Killing Growth?

By Matthew Schoenfeld

Published April 28, 2014 3:20pm ET

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Is the Federal Reserve Killing Growth? — Everybody seems to agree that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative-easing program, which involves buying bonds to lower interest rates, plays a role in spurring economic growth. Folks differ on whether the contribution to growth outweighs the risk of inflation. But what if the Fed’s efforts are actually hurting growth, and the feared inflation has already […]

Everybody seems to agree that the U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative-easing program, which involves buying bonds to lower interest rates, plays a role in spurring economic growth. Folks differ on whether the contribution to growth outweighs the risk of inflation.

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