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Lessons on inflation from the past

25/09/2020(0)
  This article examines two inflationary experiences in the past in an attempt to predict the likely outcome of today’s monetary policies. The German hyperinflation of 1923 demonstrated that ... Read More
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Money and the theory of exchange

23/10/2019(0)
  Evidence mounts that the global credit cycle has turned towards its perennial crisis stage. This time, the gathering forces appear to be on a scale greater than any ... Read More
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A Roman lesson on inflation

01/03/2018(0)
“While it is the duty of the citizen to support the state, it is not the duty of the state to support the citizen” – President Grover Cleveland The ... Read More
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Can state spending ever be cut?

22/03/2017(0)
President Trump was elected on several promises, including one that he would fund tax cuts by cutting public spending. Cynics might note that his first action was to increase ... Read More
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Gold price boosted by hard Brexit fears

16/01/2017(0)
Prospect of leaving single market – plus doubts over Donald Trump effect in US – sees traders rush to ‘safe haven’ Gold is being boosted this morning as concerns ... Read More
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Pound to Euro Rate: Beware a Capitulation Lower

15/12/2016(0)
The British Pound is recovering from recent lows against the Euro thanks to some better-than-forecast employment and earnings data but we hear from one leading analysts that the GBP/EUR ... Read More
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European Central Bank announced interest rates to remain unchanged

08/12/2016(0)
At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and ... Read More
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ECB leaves interest rates unchanged at record lows

21/10/2016(0)
The Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility ... Read More
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Swiss National Bank leaves expansionary monetary policy unchanged

15/09/2016(0)
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is maintaining its expansionary monetary policy. Interest on sight deposits at the SNB is to remain at –0.75% and the target range for the ... Read More
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European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged

08/09/2016(0)
At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and ... Read More
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