{"id":51057,"date":"2020-02-09T19:29:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T00:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51057"},"modified":"2020-02-09T19:29:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T00:29:27","slug":"corona-virus-the-chinese-central-bank-has-a-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=51057","title":{"rendered":"Corona Virus? The Chinese Central Bank Has a &#8220;Solution&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mises.org\/styles\/list_teaser\/s3\/static-page\/img\/china1.png?itok=iGseMPeU\" alt=\"flag\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mises.org\/power-market\/corona-virus-chinese-central-bank-has-solution\">Corona Virus? The Chinese Central Bank Has a &#8220;Solution&#8221;<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the economic paralysis brought about by the coronavirus, the Chinese central bank has pumped $<strong>243<\/strong>&nbsp;billion into financial markets. On Monday February 3 2020, China\u2019s equity market shed $<strong>393<\/strong>&nbsp;billion of its value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most experts are of the view that in order to counter the damage that the coronavirus has inflicted, loose monetary policy is of utmost importance to stabilize the economy. In this way of thinking, it is believed that the massive monetary pumping will lift overall demand in the economy and this in turn is likely to move the economy out of the stagnation hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this way of thinking consumer confidence, which has weakened as a result of the coronavirus could be lifted by massive monetary pumping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, even if consumers were to become more confident about economic prospects, how is all this related to the damage that the virus continues to inflict? Would the increase in consumer confidence due to the monetary pumping cause individuals to go back to work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unless the causes of the virus are ascertained or unless some vaccine is produced to protect individuals against the virus, they are likely to continue to pursue a life of isolation. This means that most people are not going to risk their life and start using the newly pumped money to boost their spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems that whenever a crisis emerges, central banks are of the view that first of all they must push plenty of money to \u201ccushion\u201d the side effects of the crisis. The central bankers following the idea that if in doubt \u201cgrease\u201d the problem with a lot of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corona Virus? The Chinese Central Bank Has a &#8220;Solution&#8221; In response to the economic paralysis brought about by the coronavirus, the Chinese central bank has pumped $243&nbsp;billion into financial markets. On Monday February 3 2020, China\u2019s equity market shed $393&nbsp;billion of its value. 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