Federal Reserve bailout benefits wealthy, including failing fossil fuel firms

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1. New research shows that analysts overestimated the effectiveness of the Fed bond-buying programs on boosting the economy because those types of findings lead to promotions!
2. Fossil fuel companies have sold $99 billion in fonds to the Federal Reserve (or to its special  purpose vehicles). They could probably not have done that if the pandemic hadn’t occurred.

 

Charlie Cooper