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What Is the Liquidity Trap?
What Is the Liquidity Trap? Some economists such as a Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman are of the view that if the US were to fall into liquidity trap the US central bank should aggressively pump money and aggressively lower interest rates in order to lift the rate of inflation. This Krugman holds will pull the […]
The 2017 Stress Tests: Are US Banks Really in Good Shape?
THE 2017 STRESS TESTS: ARE US BANKS REALLY IN GOOD SHAPE? “… equally efficacious, and equally a hoax.” – Benjamin Disraeli, 1848[1] One of the highlights of the U.S. summer for Fed watchers is the annual ritual in which the Fed’s economic soothsayers peer into their crystal balls, a.k.a. their stress tests, to reassure us that the […]
Stock & Bond Markets in Denial about QE Unwind, but Banks, Treasury Dept Get Antsy
Stock & Bond Markets in Denial about QE Unwind, but Banks, Treasury Dept Get Antsy “Let markets clear.” It’ll be just “a financial engineering shock.” Stock and bond markets are in denial about the effects of the Fed’s forthcoming QE unwind, whose kick-off is getting closer by the day, according to the minutes of the […]
It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs
It’s Your Money But You Can’t Have It: EU Proposes Account Freezes to Halt Bank Runs If there is a run on the bank, any bank in the EU, you better be among the first to get your money out. Although it’s your money, the EU wants to Freeze Accounts to Prevent Runs at Failing Banks. […]
The ECB Morphs into the Mother of All “Bad Banks”
The ECB Morphs into the Mother of All “Bad Banks” More than just a few “fallen angels.”. As part of its QE operations, the ECB continues to pour billions of freshly created euros each month into corporate bonds – and sometimes when it buys bonds via “private placements” directly into some of Europe’s biggest corporations […]
Banks Are Scheming to Dominate a Future Cashless Society
Banks Are Scheming to Dominate a Future Cashless Society (ANTIMEDIA) — Visa recently announced its new Cashless Challenge program, which offers $10,000 to restaurants willing to transition into accepting only digital payments. As the largest credit card processor in the U.S., it’s no surprise Visa is spearheading this campaign. Under the guise of increasing transparency and efficiency, they’ve partnered with governments around […]
Why Quantitative Tightening Will Fail
Why Quantitative Tightening Will Fail After nine years of unconventional quantitative easing (QE) policy the Federal Reserve is now setting out on a new path for quantitative tightening (QT). QE was a policy of money printing. The Fed did this by buying bonds from the big banks. The banks would then deliver bonds to the […]
Myths Behind the War on Cash
Myths Behind the War on Cash The attacks on physical cash from a phalanx of economists, central bankers, commercial banks, and politicians have not diminished in recent years. On the contrary, in the face of the worldwide increase in terror attacks, particularly in Europe, and ongoing pressure on public budgets, the cash ban issue is […]
If We Don’t Change the Way Money Is Created, Rising Inequality and Social Disorder Are Inevitable
If We Don’t Change the Way Money Is Created, Rising Inequality and Social Disorder Are Inevitable Centrally issued money optimizes inequality, monopoly, cronyism, stagnation and systemic instability. Everyone who wants to reduce wealth and income inequality with more regulations and taxes is missing the key dynamic: central banks’ monopoly on creating and issuing money widens wealth […]
Italy’s newest bank bailout cost as much as its annual defense budget
Italy’s newest bank bailout cost as much as its annual defense budget Two more Italian banks failed over the weekend– Banco Popolare di Vicenza and Veneto Banca. (In other news, the sky is blue.) The Italian Prime Minister himself stated that depositors’ funds were at risk, so the government stepped in with a bailout and […]
Two Italian Zombie Banks Toppled Friday Night
Two Italian Zombie Banks Toppled Friday Night ECB shuts down Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza. When banks fail and regulators decide to liquidate them, it happens on Friday evening so that there is a weekend to clean up the mess. And this is what happened in Italy – with two banks! It’s over […]
The Federal Reserve Is Destroying America
The Federal Reserve Is Destroying America And wait until you hear what they’re getting away with now Perhaps I should start with a disclaimer of sorts. Yes, I realize that the people working at the Federal Reserve, as well as the other central banks around the world, are just people. Like the rest of us, […]
RBC Explains What The Hell Is Going On: “Prudent” Fed & Chinese Intervention
RBC Explains What The Hell Is Going On: “Prudent” Fed & Chinese Intervention A “prudent” Fed (and China’s “National Team”) have spurred a risk-on rally, as RBC’s head of cross-asset strategy Charlie McElligott notes the market’s ‘Pavolovian’ response to Fed’s ‘dovish hints’ contained within the Minutes – despite simultaneously staying ‘on message’ with hiking / tapering […]
All Power to the Banks! The Winners-Take-All Regime of Emmanuel Macron
All Power to the Banks! The Winners-Take-All Regime of Emmanuel Macron A ghost of the past was the real winner of the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron won only because a majority felt they had to vote against the ghost of “fascism” allegedly embodied by his opponent, Marine Le Pen. Whether out of panic or […]
Canadian banks set to reveal quarterly earnings amid housing & debt concerns
Canadian banks set to reveal quarterly earnings amid housing & debt concerns Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the credit ratings for Canada’s big banks earlier this month, citing concerns that over-stretched borrowers and high house prices have left lenders vulnerable to potential losses. (Dillon Hodgin/CBC) The Canadian banks are expected to benefit from rising U.S. interest […]
