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reenoraptoday at 4:06 AM2 repliesview on HN

No, only since Bernanke. So it’s very recent and not something that was historically done by Fed chairs.


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CalChristoday at 4:15 AM

It started with Greenspan but ramped up under Bernanke.

https://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/econ_focus...

Animatstoday at 4:35 AM

The Fed is tasked with keeping inflation down and employment up. But they only have one knob.