Tuesday, August 9, 2016

You can lower interest rates but can you raise inflation?

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Last week the Bank of England lowered their interest rates. This combined with previous moves by the ECB and the Bank of Japan and the reduc...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Experts, facts and media

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Jean Pisani-Ferry  has written a very interesting post about the need for trusted experts in a democracy. The post addresses the criticisms ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016

9, 8, 7, 6.7,... Speculating on China growth

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The deceleration of China's GDP growth rate has been seen both as a natural transition towards more sustainable growth rates and a sign ...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

The asymmetry of inflation or the ECB?

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From this Financial Times article : In yesterday's press conference Mario Draghi was asked about the possibility of changing the ECB...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

How informative is the slope of the Yield Curve?

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The yield curve is becoming flatter. The difference between the 10-year and 2-year government bond is now approaching 1%. The yield curve te...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

World growth: mediocre or pathetic?

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The recent disappointing performance of the world economy has been labelled as the "new mediocre" by Christine Lagarde , the ...
Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Central Banks need to get real (not nominal)

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While the ECB and Bank of Japan are exploring negative interest rates, the US Federal Reserve is preparing us for a slow and cautious increa...