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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Monetary

News                                                                                                                             
FOX Business | Central Banks' Monetary Policies Under the Spotlight
Global policymakers will discuss the impact of unprecedented monetary policy easing at meetings in Washington this week along with the softly-softly approach central banks will need to eventually wean the world off super-cheap funds.
Bloomberg | Central Banks Find Stimulus Glitter in Gold Slump
The slump in gold may hand activist central bankers more reasons to pursue the easy monetary policy that helped drive up the metal’s price in the first place.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Market Watch | Fed should not emphasize labor market: Bullard
The Federal Reserve should not "put more weight" on unemployment over price stability in its decision-making process, said James Bullard, the president of the St. Louis Fed, on Wednesday.
WSJ | Low Inflation Gives Fed Room
The latest reading on consumer prices could give the Federal Reserve a new reason to keep its easy-money policies intact—inflation shows signs of slowing.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | To Track Inflation, Look at the Middle
What’s the best way to measure inflation? Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland say the answer is simple: Look at the middle.