Feds Hit COVID-19 Panic Button

panicThe Fed just hit the coronavirus panic button.

Questions
  1. Why do “experts” say that the Fed has to act “now”?
  2. The former Treasury Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs in the George Bush administration states that “The Fed could not ignore that there would be a real economic impact from the coronavirus.” What is that impact?
  3. If the U.S. is currently at full employment, what do you anticipate will be the effect of a cut in interest rates?
  4. Can interest rates be too low?
  5. Draw a graph to illustrate your answers to #2 and #3.

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