Home » Posts tagged 'nirp' (Page 3)
Tag Archives: nirp
There is no such thing as a negative interest rate
There is no such thing as a negative interest rate We Austrian economists are used to having terms corrupted, misused and redefined by statists and others who love and advocate strong central control of money and power. The term “inflation” is a prime example. We Austrians refer to “inflation” as creating new fiat money–as in […]
Lord Rothschild: “This Is The Greatest Experiment In Monetary Policy In The History Of The World”
Lord Rothschild: “This Is The Greatest Experiment In Monetary Policy In The History Of The World” Two months ago, the bond manager of what was once the world’s biggest bond fund had a dire prediction about how “all of this” will end (spoiler: not well). Janus Capital @JanusCapital Gross: Global yields lowest in 500 years of […]
Negative interest rates are coming to America
Negative interest rates are coming to America Well, that didn’t take long! Negative Interest Rate Policy appears to be a gift that keeps on giving. Just a little while ago I wrote that, in essence, if the Federal Reserve wants to keep the financial party going a little bit longer, it will have to continue […]
Jeff Gundlach: “Things Are Going To Get Pretty Scary”
Jeff Gundlach: “Things Are Going To Get Pretty Scary” One day before the Fed’s June statement, Jeff Gundlach once again accurately predicted the somber mood that would ensue as a result of Yellen’s Wednesday decision and press conference when he correctly said that “Central Banks Are Losing Control.” Today, in the aftermath of James Bullard stunning […]
Turning Stones Into Bread – The Japanese Miracle
Turning Stones Into Bread – The Japanese Miracle Stuffing the Futon Our friend Ramsey Su just asked what Haruhiko Kuroda and Shinzo Abe are going to do now in light of the strong yen (aside from perhaps doing the honorable thing). Isn’t it time to just “wipe out some debt with the stroke of a pen”? The […]
Negative-Interest-Rate absurdity is another “rabbit out of the hat.”
Negative-Interest-Rate absurdity is another “rabbit out of the hat.” For the second time this year, Spain’s caretaker government just managed to sell 50-year bonds in a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) deal. Despite maturing in the year 2066, when many of us won’t even be alive and the duty to pay back the debt (assuming it […]
Gold and Negative Interest Rates
Gold and Negative Interest Rates The Inflation Illusion We hear more and more talk about the possibility of imposing negative interest rates in the US. In a recent article former Fed chairman Ben Bernanke asks what tools the Fed has left to support the economy and inter alia discusses the use of negative rates. We first have to […]
Simultaneous Elderly Overpopulation, Youth Depopulation & The Impact on Economic Growth
Simultaneous Elderly Overpopulation, Youth Depopulation & The Impact on Economic Growth Strangely, the world is suffering from two seemingly opposite trends…overpopulation and depopulation in concert. The overpopulation is due to the increased longevity of elderly lifespans vs. depopulation of young populations due to collapsing birthrates. The depopulation is among most under 25yr old populations (except Africa) […]
Asset Recycling – Robbing Pensions to Cover Govt. Costs
Asset Recycling – Robbing Pensions to Cover Govt. Costs We are facing a pension crisis, thanks to negative interest rates that have destroyed pension funds. Pension funds are a tempting pot of money that government cannot keep its hands out of. The federal government of Canada, for example, is looking to reduce the cost of […]
“We Cannot Afford another Draghi”: Germany Attacks ECB
“We Cannot Afford another Draghi”: Germany Attacks ECB Negative interest rates, helicopter money trigger Clash of Titans. Relations between the government of Europe’s biggest economy, Germany, and Europe’s most powerful financial institution, the European Central Bank, have soured to the point of curdling. The latest volley of barbed remarks came from Germany’s dour Finance Minister […]
Negative Interest Rates Destroying the World Economy
Negative Interest Rates Destroying the World Economy QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I think I am starting to see the light you have been shining. Negative interest rates really are “completely insane”. I also now see that months after you wrote about central banks were trapped, others are now just starting to entertain the idea. Is this distinct […]
What’s Wrong With Negative Rates?
What’s Wrong With Negative Rates? NEW YORK – I wrote at the beginning of January that economic conditions this year were set to be as weak as in 2015, which was the worst year since the global financial crisis erupted in 2008. And, as has happened repeatedly over the last decade, a few months into the year, […]
Japan Prints Additional ¥10,000 Bills As People Scramble To Stash Away Cash
Japan Prints Additional ¥10,000 Bills As People Scramble To Stash Away Cash Long before negative interest rates shifted from the monetary twilight zone into the mainstream (with some 30% of global government bonds now trading with a subzero yield), one organization wrote a report warning about the dangers of NIRP. The NY Fed. Back in […]
