Can you have a free lunch? In his most recent blog post, Ethan Penner tries to reconcile the Fed's easy monetary policy, the multiple U.S. bailouts and a turbulent international environment with an optimistic economic outlook. He calls for projections for 2014 and asks if, in fact, we really are getting away with having our lunch for free.

Also discussed in the post:

  • The aftermath of bailouts for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the auto industry.
  • What has $3 trillion in loose Fed money actually produced?
  • The key stresses on the largest global economies.

To read the full post "Is There Really a Free Lunch Out There?," click here. For more posts from Ethan Penner, visit his blog by clicking here.

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Geoffery Metz is the content manager for ALM's GlobeSt.com, Credit Union Times and Treasury & Risk. Before joining ALM, he spent several years overseeing the newsroom at the financial wire service Business Wire, with special focus on multimedia presentation for the web.

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