As the Fed replaces large decentralized financial markets with centralized decision making by a few central bank officials, it distorts incentives and interferes with price discovery, with negative consequences for the economy.

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That minimal upward trend may well turn negative soon as a result of recent advances in energy technology and the discovery of massive natural gas deposits that can replace carbon-intensive coal power.

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