Money and Banks

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Neema Parvini

The Keynesian obsession with avoiding deflation and pushing consumer spending has led to a serious decline in savings and capital accumulation.

Alasdair Macleod

Brexit is an opportunity to reset economic, monetary, and trade policies. The implications of getting rid of the EU millstone go far beyond the leaving date of 31 October. 

Antony P. Mueller

The US dollar came to rule the world in the wake of two world wars. But back then, the dollar's hegemony was based on a solid foundation of savings and capital accumulation. But today, the dollar's growth is based on huge piles of debt.

Frank Shostak

Given the way it's calculated, GDP can be driven up just as much by squandering wealth, as by building it up.

Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

In Christine Lagarde and Philip Lane, the EU has two new central bankers who will push the limits of what central banks can do.

Ryan McMaken

With its latest rate cut, the Fed is either caving to pressure from the Trump administration, or the Fed is admitting the economy is weaker than stated. Or the Fed simply doesn't know what's going on.

Daniel Lacalle

With the economy growing at 2.1%, unemployment at 3.6%, creating 170,000 jobs per month, and estimated underlying core inflation of 2%, no objective data justifies cutting rates that are already artificially low.

Pavel Mordasov

Donald Trump thinks the Fed raised rates "too fast." In truth, rates have been at remarkably low rates for the past decade. And how would Trump know how fast is "too fast" anyway?

George Pickering

Five names seem to be emerging as the consistent front runners in the race to become the next head of Britain’s central bank.

Daniel Lacalle

The fact that the most conservative investors are being forced to purchase bonds of nearly bankrupt companies for virtually no yield is not a success of monetary policy nor a tool for growth.