HFA Icon

CLSA: John Taylor Should Stop Auditioning For Fed Leadership Post

HFA Padded
Mark Melin
Published on
Updated on
Sign up for our E-mail List and Get FREE Access to Exclusive Investment E-books and More!

Stanford University John Taylor, author of the systematic method for adjusting interest rates known as the Taylor Rule, should stop auditioning for the position of Chair of the US Federal Reserve. Financial pontificators have begun discussing a leadership change at the Fed, but this timing is way too premature, says Christopher Wood in CSLA’s latest issue of Fear and Greed. Taylor and his systematic methodologies don't stand a chance.

connection lost 3498366 1280
This image is a work of the United States Department of the Treasury, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in...

Login required to continue reading.

Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).

View Full Article
Already a member? Log in here
HFA Padded

Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.