U.S. Fed in the Hot Seat

Xie’s article entitled "Tight Spot for Fed, Blind Spot for Investors" explains succinctly how the U.S. Federal Reserve is caught between a rock and a hard place, after committing to a US$12 trillion stimulus package to bail out the financial system. It is caught in a dilemma on whether to keep interest rates artificially low, which might further depress…