What to do with a problem like Germany? Cut interest-rates further….
by Shaun Richards Over the past year there has been something of a sea change for the economy of Germany. After a period of what in these times was strong … Read more
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Australia’s Imminent COLLAPSE! – Interest Rates DROP & That’s HUGE News!
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the imminent collapse of the Australian economy as the country drops interest rates. This is major news as this … Read more
Public v Private Interest Rates & Sovereign Debt Crisis
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Dear Martin I have a question for the blog. There has been forecasts for a sovereign debt crisis but recently you have discussed how various governments may … Read more
What does it actually mean to have negative interest rates? Why is it bad? What caused this? Specifically who is responsible?
by Ilogy QE is far more than simply the Fed buying Treasuries in mass quantities. After all, that was already how the Fed set interest rates prior to 2008, through the … Read more
The Fed Has No Choice But to Return to Ultra-Low Interest Rates – Mises
via mises: The current boom is heavily built on credit. This is because in today’s fiat money regime central banks, in close cooperation with commercial banks, increase the quantity of money … Read more
My bank in Denmark just offered me a NEGATIVE rate of interest to borrow money
by Alex Moneton Yesterday I called my bank in Denmark, Nordea, and couldn’t believe what they told me… They offered to lend me money at MINUS 0.12% for a ten-year mortgage. … Read more
These Three Stocks Love Low Interest Rates
By Robert Ross Looks like the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon. Sure, the Fed announced it was leaving interest rates put last week. But I think the Fed … Read more
Negative Interest Rates Spread To Mortgage Bonds
BY JOHN RUBINO There are trillions of dollars of bonds in the world with negative yields – a fact with which future historians will find baffling. Until now those negative … Read more
The Terrifying Truth About Negative Interest Rates
BY JOHN RUBINO Pushing interest rates below zero is both an act of desperation and something that in theory should have a huge, immediate impact of the behavior of borrowers and … Read more
Alasdair Macleod: What Will Negative Interest Rates Do To Me?
Alasdair Macleod interviewed by Reluctant Preppers With the Brexit threatening to break up the Eurozone, and US/China trade wars escalating at the top of today’s massive credit cycle, what will happen to … Read more
Credit card interest rates are soaring
via @SullyCNBC There’s nearly $1 trillion in outstanding card debt in America. You’re paying for those ‘rewards’, folks. This is a story nearly no one is talking about.
Retail sales, Industrial production, Interest payments, Japan profits, Euro area fiscal balance
by WARREN MOSLER Weak and weaker than expected: Highlights The second quarter gets off to a stumbling start pulled down by a 0.2 percent headline decline in an April retail sales … Read more
NARRATIVE UBER ALLES: Why the Media Suddenly Lost Interest in the Latest School Shooting.
via americanthinker: After the shooting, other than some virtue signaling by the media, the story has left the front pages, as the narrative may be inconvenient for the leftist agenda. CNN … Read more
Student Loan Interest Reduction
For the first time in three years, the interest rates on Federal student loans will decrease anywhere from seven to ten percent depending on the loan type. This will take effect … Read more
Sam Zell Says Trump to Slash Interest Rates Could End in ‘a Disaster’
via CNBC: Sam Zell agrees with President Donald Trump that cutting interest rates by 1 percentage point would be great for the economy, but only at first. Doing so, he … Read more