Monetary fiscal US UK Can Fed BoE BoC Brazil

see also monetary fiscal EU - state digital CBDC news - alt currencies digital crypto www - monetary - history politics theory up to 3-2023 updates below - later updates now here >Monetary policy, central banking, inflation targeting ft.com/ m 5-3-2023 Central banks need to show a bit more imagination - by Andy Haldane centralbanking.com … Continue reading Monetary fiscal US UK Can Fed BoE BoC Brazil

Lagarde Adagio Offuscato

Expect nothing but a repeat variation of her 2012 Wolfgang Schäuble laudatio from consummate diplomat Christine Lagarde today. This is not the time to tell the Germans to get over their Schwarze Null fetish and spend money. Maybe there will be the odd softly spoken hint at clever new injection technology tunneling through southern debt mountains toward … Continue reading Lagarde Adagio Offuscato

Head Scratching Inflation

"Inflation ... has left many observers scratching their heads as to why the current level ... does not match the current state of the real economy ..." said ex ECB board member Sabine Lautenschläger in a recent speech. The Economist discerns "strange new rules", devotes a special report to "The End of Inflation?" and concludes that inflation is … Continue reading Head Scratching Inflation