https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/powell-undecided-digital-currency-federal-reserve Fed’s Powell says he is 'legitimately undecided' on central bank digital currency https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/fed-banks-digital-dollar-test New York Fed announces test of digital dollar with major banks “The [project] will also test the feasibility of a programmable digital money design that is potentially extensible to other digital assets, as well as the viability of the proposed system within existing laws and regulations,” according to the news release." 这是一个典型的例子。人们关注美国选举,我个人关注的是这些。 去年中,美联储主席对CBDC不是很热衷,但是刚刚New York Fed宣布这个试验。注意这个词programmable。我对此的研读已经好多年了,我认为以前流行的用通货膨胀转嫁,对短期利率和长期国债的利率的manipulation控制和消除国家的债务,其风险评估不容乐观,而且也是backwards thinking,必须得找到一个新的办法来保证sustain financing政府这个任务。programmable控制大众消费是次要的目的,主要的是如何让买家继续购买美国国债,这里面的技术细节很复杂,这里不展开。 ”The paper said that a CBDC could streamline cross-border payments and could further enshrine and preserve the dominance of the dollar’s international role, including as the world’s reserve currency.“ 这个描述很有意思,我判断的unipolar国际美元主导的战略,mult ipoloar估计还是不行,习近平,普京,德国,印度,恐怕还是联合不起来。 Now,思考一下,世界上发生的其它大事,包括战争,病毒,反恐,中美博弈,通货膨胀,供应链危机,等等,跟这个的关系,什么是手段means,什么是目的goals,是不是要比选举马戏更挑战智商?当然you can only do with what you have,哈哈!
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