Failing states and strangled economies
byFickle markets have stopped worrying about inflation and begun to worry about recession. Both the financial establishment and investors seem incapable of understanding that…
Lessons from History: The Business Cycle
byA boom of credit expansion employed to increase output only further hinders the economy’s ability to recover. Cheap credit is not a tool to…
How the BOJ Created “Noninflationary” Money While Ruining the Japanese Economy
byMilton Friedman (1963) argued that “inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon in the sense that it is and can be produced only…
How Bad Were Recessions before the Fed? Not as Bad as They Are Now
byWith a recession looming over the average American, the group to blame is pretty obvious, this group being the central bankers at the Federal…
The policies of price stability result in economic instability
byBy Dr Frank Shostak For most commentators the role of central authorities is to make the economy as stable as possible. What do they…
Fed’s tighter interest rate stance likely to prolong economic slump
byIn response to the strengthening in the yearly growth rate of the consumer price index (CPI) to 8.6% in May from 5% in May…
The Bank of England’s fatal conceit
byIt’s not been a great week for the Bank of England. The Bank’s announcements that interest rates would be raised to 1.25 per cent…
US Treasury secretary admits she was wrong about inflation prospects
byBy Dr Frank Shostak According to the Financial Times June 1, 2022, Janet Yellen, the US Treasury secretary conceded she was wrong last year…
Even When There Is Inflation, the Fed STILL Fights Falling Prices
byUnder any remotely sound money regime the aftermath of war and/or pandemic is highly likely to feature a sharp decline in the prices of…
Recession, prices, and the crack-up boom
byInitiated by monetarists, the debate between an outlook for inflation versus recession intensifies. We appear to be moving on from the stagflation story into…