The Disaster of Negative Interest Policy
Those who had hoped that things could not get worse with the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) have been proven wrong….
Thorsten Polleit is Honorary Professor of Economics at the Unversity of Bayreuth and President of the Ludwig von Mises Institut Deutschland. He worked for many years in the international investment banking and precious metals business. Thorsten publishes Dr. Polleit’s BOOM & BUST REPORT (www.boombustreport.com). Send him a mail: boombustreport@gmail.com
Those who had hoped that things could not get worse with the monetary policy of the European Central Bank (ECB) have been proven wrong….
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