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Via IEA Blog » Blog Archive » Qualitative easing: While quantitative easing has received much press, qualitative easing has been neglected. Qualitative easing consists of…
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How to avoid future encounters with financial meltdown
Cobden Centre Advisory Board member and Chief Executive of Tyler Capital, James Tyler, sets out the case for 100% reserve banking. Background In October…
Read MoreThe Errors of Posen, New MPC Recruit
Norma Cohen in the Financial Times of 26 October 2009 wrote: Britain’s economy cannot recover unless its damaged banking system is restructured, the newest…
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Can the Manipulation of Interest Rates Create Wealth?
The Cobden Centre’s Chairman, Toby Baxendale, explores whether cheaper money will make for greater prosperity. You often hear politicians and economic commentators say that…
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Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working – Guy Fawkes’ blog
Taking a line with which we closely identify, Guido writes Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working: The pound is getting whacked…
Read MoreStrip the Bank of England of its power | Jamie Whyte – Times Online
Writing in The Times on 2 July 2009, Jamie Whyte called for the Bank of England to be stripped of its power to set…
Read MoreBailing out the Banks – Glaring Evidence of Moral Hazard
Gordon Kerr, a banker with expertise in derivatives and foreign exchange, explores the evidence of moral hazard in the bank bail outs. By rescuing…
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Why is the FTSE going up?
The FTSE 100 Share Index has been riding high since it fell to a low of 3,512 on March 2, and continues to flirt…
Read MoreBank of England Increases Size of Asset Purchase Programme by £50 Billion
As the Bank of England announces more new money, we indicate counter arguments. Via Bank of England|Publications|News|2009|Bank of England Maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and…
Read MoreThe Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs
Via The Bank must keep the presses rolling – Telegraph Blogs: The figures don’t in themselves prove that QE has been unsuccessful. It is…
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