John Hussman says the only basis for further Fed action is superstition in the absence of either fact or theory.
Effective policy acts to relieve some constraint on the economy that is actually binding. Effective policy has some “transmission mechanism,” where changes in the policy target can be expected to translate into decisions that improve the allocation of resources and the level of activity in the economy. Effective policy is also preferably grounded in historical evidence that supports its effectiveness, or at the very least does not contradict the action. At present, the policy menu advocated by Ben Bernanke has none of these advantages.
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