Fedspeak

(1) From plain-vanilla Fed governor to Numero Uno. (2) Learning-by-doing. (3) The power of words. (4) Powell’s, Put, Pivot, and Pirouette. (5) What does Powell mean to do next? (6) The Fed’s wordsmith department. (7) “Measured” was Greenspan’s favorite word. (8) Firming was needed before the Great Recession, then exceptionally low interest rates were the order of the day. (9) Defining “extended period.” (10) From “gradual” to “patient” to “appropriate,” and back again to what? (11) Keeping it real simple.