Robin Brooks

economist

  1. I would call what we're doing now, this buyback, I would call it financial engineering. It is really shuffling, shuffling the deck chairs.
    Robin Brooks · Marketplace · Let's import some inflation · 2026-08-19
  2. It is basically markets saying, hey, wait a minute, fiscal policy is out of control. The government is unable to get on top of this. It is going to print money. To inflate away the value of debt.
    Robin Brooks · Marketplace · Let's import some inflation · 2026-08-19
  3. Markets here are incredibly sensitive to the perception that monetary policy is dominated by politics.
    Robin Brooks · Marketplace · Got beef? · 2026-08-18