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Typical bull argument: “Can’t have recessions with low interest rates.” False. Japan had multiple ones with avg long-term rates well below 2% in the last 20 years. Including two 60+% … Read more
by C Hamilton Summary Nations with 56% of world GDP have declining annual births and childbearing populations, nations with 35% of GDP have declining births but still rising/flat childbearing populations, nations … Read more
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, “If the U.S. economy entered a recession soon and interest rates fell in line with levels seen during the moderate recessions of 1990 and 2001, yields on even longer-dated Treasury securities could fall to or below zero.” – Senior Fed Economist, … Read more
Andrew Moran (visit AndrewMoran.net) Economics Correspondent at Liberty Nation and author of The War On Cash, interviewed by Mike Manwell of Silver Doctors Today’s guest, Andrew Moran, shares his thoughts on the economy and why it will … Read more
by econimica This may not be a surprise to many males, but human females are unlike the rest of the animals on earth. Human females have a unique and totally differentiating … Read more
Commercial and industrial loans outstanding just fell to the lowest level since March. “Didn't the Fed cut interest rates 3 times last year in order to encourage more borrowing? Wasn't … Read more
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Marty, you said that central banks can only control short-term rates not long-term. Do you see a scenario where they could control the long-term rates? Thank you … Read more
Philip Marey, senior U.S. strategist at Rabobank, explains the firm’s view that the Federal Reserve will reduce interest rates to zero amid a mild U.S. recession during the course of … Read more
by Shaun Richards On Saturday economists gathered to listen to the former Chair of the US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speak on monetary policy in San Diego. This is because … Read more
Off the charts market manipulation required a $64B Reverse Repo to get short term rates back under control….EVERYTHING IS FINE HERE! The total Fed Bailout money needed tonight is $504B!! … Read more
by Money Metals Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) was considered “extraordinary” when central bankers rolled that out roughly ten years ago. At that time, people would still have laughed at the … Read more
by kiwimancy Main repo rate was raised by 25bps from -25bps to 0, not to +25bps. www.ft.com/content/0cb65c7a-223a-11ea-92da-f0c92e957a96www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-19/swedish-rate-hike-ends-subzero-experiment-in-global-test-case www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-12-19/sweden-s-riksbank-has-had-enough-of-negative-interest-rates Most economists and market participants don’t usually spend much time looking at Swedish monetary policy. Today … Read more
Marin Katusa, founder of Katusa Research, explains why he calls negative interest rates a “financially transmitted disease.” He reveals how negative interest rate policy (NIRP) affects savings rates and the … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Today’s rate hike by the central bank of Sweden ends an absurdity. ECB and other central banks with negative rates are getting ready to follow. The … Read more
BY JAMES RICKARDS This summer I was in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, along with a host of monetary elites, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Bretton Woods conference that … Read more
by Frank Shostak via Mises Mainstream thinking considers the central bank a key factor in the determination of interest rates. By setting short-term interest rates, the central bank, it is argued, can influence … Read more