The neutral interest rate fairytale
By Dr Frank Shostak On April 19, 2022 at the Economic Club in New York, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak On April 19, 2022 at the Economic Club in New York, the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak The conventional view, as presented by Milton Friedman is that three factors determine market interest rates. The first factor being…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak According to the popular way of thinking, our knowledge of the economy is elusive. Consequently, the best that we can…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak On Wednesday March 16 2022, the US central bank the Fed raised the target for the federal funds rate by…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak For most economic commentators the state of the balance of trade is a key factor in the currency exchange rate…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak By a popular way of thinking, the prices of financial assets fully reflect all available and relevant information. In addition,…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak Most economists regard the use of mathematical and statistical methods as the key towards understanding the complexities of economics. They…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak Whenever the signs of an economic weakness emerge, most commentators are of the view that the government should relax the…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak According to the popular way of thinking, our knowledge of the economy is elusive. Consequently, the best that we can…
Read MoreBy Dr Frank Shostak Why do individuals assign a greater value to gold than to bread, when bread seems to be more “useful” than…
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