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Robert Aro

Robert Aro is a chartered professional accountant (CPA, CA) from Toronto who writes for the Mises Power and Market blog on issues surrounding the Federal Reserve and central banking. He is currently enrolled in the Mises Institute’s graduate school, working toward his master of arts in Austrian economics. In 2021, Robert placed third in the Free Private Cities short story contest with "Express to City Center ONE," which explores the endless possibilities a stateless society can offer the world. Passionate about writing and economics, he intends to publish in the future.

You can follow Robert under the name Econ Circus on Twitter.

All Works

Stiglitz’ Analysis

Money and Banking
09/07/2022Power & Market

Ivy League professor and Nobel Prize winner, Joseph Stiglitz recently spoke to CNBC providing 3 reasons why the Fed’s rate hikes will make (price) inflation worse...

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3 Months of QT Down

Money and Banking
09/06/2022Power & Market

Three months have passed since quantitative easing officially began. Per the official plan the Fed was to reduce US Treasuries by a maximum of $30 billion and Mortgage-Backed Securities by $17.5 billion...

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Social Diversity to Tackle Inflation

Money and Banking
08/30/2022Power & Market

This is an actual news headline from the Associated Press, published over the weekend:

Fed tackles inflation with its most diverse leadership ever

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Three Lessons From Jackson Hole

Money and Banking
08/27/2022Power & Market

One of the most anticipated events on the Central Banking calendar commenced this week: Jackson Hole, where “policymakers, academics and economists from around the world” gathered to discuss plans for the...

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Why Aren’t People Working?

Money and Banking
08/23/2022Power & Market

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman gave a speech entitled Working Women in the Pandemic Era, where she talked about the challenges women face in the labor market. The surprising parts occurred...

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