Morning Journal -- John Taylor on Fed policy

Economics
This Week’s Data

February personal income grew at 0.2% versus expectations of a rise of 0.3%; personal spending increased 0.8% versus estimates of 0.6%.
http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2012/03/personal-income-increased-02-in.html

Other

An analysis of 2011 corporate profits (medium):
http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/2012/03/corporate-profits-continue-to-impress.html

Brevan Howard looks at the risks to the US economy and points out the big Kahuna hanging out there. I haven’t introduced it into our narrative yet; but with the end of the first quarter, we have to start thinking about what the Market is going to have to start discounting in 2013 (short):
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/brevan-howards-three-uncertainties-and-one-certainty-worry-about-us

The student loan problem is even worse than I thought (short):
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/kindergarten-kash-student-loan-krash-uncle-sam-now-paying-toddlers

A little perspective on the economic data (short):
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/charting-premature-jubilation-us-economic-growth-momentum-now-over

Politics

Domestic

John Taylor (of the Taylor Rule) discusses Fed policy (medium):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577307403971824094.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Another view of the Fed (medium):
http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2012/03/michael-hudson-on-the-federal-reserve-system.html

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