Expectations and business cycles
According to the Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) the artificial lowering of interest rates by the central bank leads to a misallocation of resources…
Dr Frank Shostak is a leading Austrian economist and director of Applied Austrian School Economics Ltd, which aims to assess the direction of various markets using the Austrian School methodology. AASE aims to make Austrian economics accessible to businessmen.
According to the Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) the artificial lowering of interest rates by the central bank leads to a misallocation of resources…
Most experts are of the view that the massive monetary pumping by the US central bank during the 2008 financial crisis saved the US…
According to popular thinking not every increase in the supply of money will have an effect on economic activity. For instance, if an increase…
The yearly growth rate of the US consumer price index (CPI) fell to 0% in September from 0.2% in August and 1.7% in September…
According to mainstream thinking the Central Bank is the key factor in determining interest rates. By setting short-term interest rates the Central Bank, it…
US real gross domestic product (GDP) grew faster than initially thought in Q2. GDP expanded at a 3.7% annual rate instead of the 2.3%…
Last week the Chinese government decided to depreciate its currency on three consecutive occasions. On Thursday the price of the US$ was trading at…
The yearly rate of growth of the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index adjusted for food and energy stood at 1.3% in June –…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that Greece had not made its scheduled 1.6 billion euro loan repayment to the fund. As a result…
In May the US unemployment rate stood at 5.5% against the rate of 5.3% for the natural unemployment also known as the Non-Accelerating Inflation…