Calling the Fed's latest maneuvering, dubbed operation twist, extreme policy might seem a little, well, extreme. But that is exactly what the folks at Central Bank News have done in adding it to the list of the most extreme policy moves of 2011. Here's the list:
1. Belarus Financial Crisis
2. The Twist
3. Swiss Franc Floor
4. ECB SMP and the Confidence
Crisis
5. Bank of Japan Earthquake
Response
6. Vietnamese Hyperinflation
7. Brazilian Rate Reversal
8. Kiwi Earthquake Insurance
9. Joint Liquidity Operations
10. 'Chindia' Tightening
For details of each of the policy moves listed above, read Top 10 Most Extreme Monetary Policy Moves of 2011 here.
Posted
09-29-2011 10:08 AM
by
Graham Griffith
Filed under: Federal Reserve, interest rates, monetary policy, inflation, Fed, central bank policy, central banks, policyy, central bank news, hyperinflation, operation twist, twist