Is the budget deficit an important problem?
byAccording to some commentators the US federal budget deficit still remains a major economic problem notwithstanding that it draws less attention than in the…
Economics
Introducing Yield Purchasing Power
byThe monetary debate seems artificially limited. On one side is Federal Reserve policy based on discretion. On the other is policy based on rules….
“Subtle forward guidance”: The marriage between best practice central banking and commodity markets
byIn the years following the 2008 crash and today, the use of forward guidance from central banking policy makers has become increasingly important. What…
The Left’s Fed Up Makes A Naked Power Grab For Control Of The Fed
byThe left is undertaking an amazing back door plan to dramatically increase its influence over the Fed’s interest-rate-setting Open Market Committee. The key activist…
Is the glut of saving behind downtrend in natural interest rate?
byIn his speech at the New York Federal Reserve of New York on October 5 2016 the Federal Reserve vice Chairman Stanley Fischer has…
Economic Ideas: The Institutions and Economics of the Middle Ages, Part 2
byThe Catholic Church was the one institution in the Middle Ages that was outside of the Feudal Order of both the rural Manors and…
Economic Ideas: The Institutions and Economics of the Middle Ages, Part 1
byIn attempting to understanding the ideas and institutions of the period of history that is usually called the “Middle Ages” it must be kept…
A history of Fractional Reserve Banking – or why interest rates are the most important influence on stock market valuations? Part 2
bySource: 1propaganda.com Central banks appear more powerful than at any time in their history – has something changed? Not really – because of…
Fed’s official expressed concern of a possible low natural rate
byIt is widely accepted that by means of suitable monetary policies the US central bank can navigate the economy towards a growth path of…
A history of Fractional Reserve Banking – or why interest rates are the most important influence on stock market valuations? Part 1
byEditor’s Note: The following history of fractional reserve banking, by Colin Lloyd, was kindly written especially for The Cobden Centre. William Hogarth – The…