An anonymous source claiming to work for the Federal Reserve in Washington and known to me only as OMGWDKWTFWAD has forwarded what is believed to be the first draft of the August monetary policy statement from Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

This seems to confirm recent rumors that the Fed will soon change the language behind their pledge to keep short-term interest rates low for a very long time in order to spur an economic recovery. Unfortunately, this is likely to prompt even more analysts to realize that this is all just an exercise in futility and that the U.S. is quickly turning into Japan, the important distinction being that we can’t fund our own budget deficits.