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Surveying the Damage of Low Interest Rates

December 15, 2017

Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images   Surveying the Damage of Low Interest Rates Few would disagree that it was necessary to slash interest rates in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis. But after a decade of ultra-loose monetary policies across advanced economies, growth remains tepid, financial risks have proliferated, and middle-class savers have lost […]

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Low Interest Rates Subsidize Wealthy Households

October 30, 2017

LOW INTEREST RATES SUBSIDIZE WEALTHY HOUSEHOLDS  When the economy begins to sink into recession, politicians, mainstream economists, policy wonks, and the Federal Reserve begin beating the economic stimulus drum. Politicians, however, disagree over the type of stimulus to implement. The center-left party proposes greater expenditures on public assistance programs. The center-right party supports permanent tax […]

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Low Interest Rates Subsidize Wealthy Households

October 22, 2017

Low Interest Rates Subsidize Wealthy Households When the economy begins to sink into recession, politicians, mainstream economists, policy wonks, and the Federal Reserve begin beating the economic stimulus drum. Politicians, however, disagree over the type of stimulus to implement. The center-left party proposes greater expenditures on public assistance programs. The center-right party supports permanent tax […]

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Neither Bull nor Bear

October 22, 2015

Neither Bull nor Bear “Good Economic Management” vs. Larceny “Will you shut up?!” That is what we wanted to say this morning, here in Zurich, Switzerland. At the table next to us, a hedge fund promoter is working hard… “The value proposition… outside of the box… we’re only talking two points… we can dialogue about […]

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Low interest rates prompt savers to borrow to invest

August 4, 2015

Low interest rates prompt savers to borrow to invest Kevin Stone plans to borrow $20K this year to invest in various stocks Kevin Stone is 28 years old and already has over half a million dollars of debt, including a mortgage and a loan to purchase farmland. But he’s not concerned, because that apparent burden is actually helping fuel his […]

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