I had fun yesterday with a tweet from Josh Mandel, future MAGA Senator from Ohio, who declared his allegiance to core American values: God, family and Bitcoin. I didn’t have space to talk about some of the things he said about Bitcoin, which is really at the center of his …
Read More »“Shortages” do not cause inflation. The creation of money is. – Mihai Macovei
For central bankers and mainstream analysts, the recent spike in inflation is just a transitory phenomenon that has little or nothing to do with the massive monetary and fiscal stimuli unleashed during the pandemic. Although the Fed recently admitted that price pressures persist longer than expected, the spike in inflation …
Read More »Excess demand and money creation leading to high inflation – main macroeconomic influencers
Some economists believe that government-imposed pandemic lockdowns and clean energy policies have both limited production and, as a result, exacerbated price hikes in advanced economies. Daniel Lacalle Daniel Lacalle, chief economist and head of investments at Tressis Gestión, shared an article about central banks wanting the world to believe the …
Read More »RBA money creation to drive Australian rates up earlier, CBA says
By James Glynn SYDNEY – The deluge of fiscal stimulus measures rolled out by Canberra to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia, could come with a sting in its tail as the central bank’s money creation that financed the spending of the government drives up inflation. Gareth …
Read More »Reserve bank should curb money creation by commercial banks
Thursday July 15, 2021, 6:09 amPress release: Social Credit Social Credit described the action of the Reserve Bank to curb its purchases of government bonds from private banks as a sensible and responsible decision. At the same time, it must now curb the avalanche of money creation that has hit …
Read More »Bitcoin boom fuels struggle for money creation
Receive free Bitcoin updates We will send you a MyFT Daily Summary email gathering the latest Bitcoin news every morning. If you’ve taken a college course in economics, you’ve probably learned a simple story about money. First, people were bartering. But the barter was difficult because it takes a “double …
Read More »CREATION OF MONEY – NO INFLATIONARY PRESSURE FOR THE MOMENT – OFFICIAL CB
Money printing is carried out worldwide by economies to stimulate economic growth and in Sri Lanka this move has not resulted in inflationary pressure so far, although some have insisted that it would, a senior Central Bank (CBD) official said on the sidelines of the monetary policy press conference last …
Read More »Switzerland will give its central bank a monopoly on money creation
The Swiss federal government confirmed on December 22 that it would hold a referendum to determine the authority of the country’s commercial bank in money creation. The government’s announcement followed a campaign by the Swiss sovereign money movement known as the Vollgeld Initiative which presented a successful petition signed by …
Read More »Global production of gold and silver coins versus money creation
Gold mining stocks and GDX posted strong returns in 2020, with gold being one of the strongest and best performing assets in a very volatile year. But choosing gold stocks is not easy, as every company has a variety of individual projects and risks that are worth evaluating. This is …
Read More »Purple House and MMT: the new money creation is real, it is not a “leftist” plot
A purple house, not a theory. Image by Alex Anstey It’s happening now, MMT. The Reserve Bank is making money. It should be called Modern Monetary Practice, not Modern Monetary Theory. In a speech last week, and questions after, central banker Guy Debelle explained it. Michael west reports on the …
Read More »Money creation becomes nuclear | Investing.com
In most countries / regions, the growth rate of money supply bottomed out in 2019 and at the start of this year it was on a clear upward trend. Then came the ‘coronavirus crisis’, involving widespread economic lockdowns and unprecedented central bank money / credit creation designed to counter the …
Read More »What Libra Means For Money Creation
When Facebook announced its intention last June to issue a digital currency, Libra, the official industry was put on hold in its initial response. Central banks could not be seen as being too overtly unwelcoming to innovation and new ideas, but also, the concept hit quite directly the sovereign privilege …
Read More »Money creation in fiat and digital money systems
Money creation in fiat and digital money systems Author / Publisher: Marco Gross; Christoph Siebenbrunner Publication date: December 20, 2019 Electronic access: Free download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Disclaimer: IMF Working Papers describe ongoing research by the author (s) and are published to …
Read More »Money: Creation and Making Explained
Whether we choose to admit it or not, money is the most important element in life. Without money you couldn’t eat, you wouldn’t have a home, no clothes, and unfortunately very few friends. Money is what drives us to get a college degree and a well-paying job. But how is …
Read More »Money creation is an international issue | Guest columnists
As Messenger readers will know from a previous guest editorial (“Who Makes Money & Where Does It Go,” January 28, 2017), most of the money flowing through our economy is in the form of account money created by banks. as they make loans. The fact that banks create money when …
Read More »Understanding Money Creation – NationNews Barbados – nationnews.com
Posted on October 27, 2016 Posted on October 27, 2016 ONE OF MY READERS asked me to explain the concept of printing money in this column. Of course, this does not mean the literal silver print made by British company De La Rue. It is the ability of the central …
Read More »Money creation is too vital to be left to the state
Modern governments claim a monopoly on the creation of cash, and it is often said to be the source of their economic power. But the state’s grip on the money supply is weaker than it appears. In the UK, banknotes and coins with images of the Queen’s head may be …
Read More »Martin Wolf on Creating Funny Money
With his latest column on the nature of money and credit in the modern monetary system, the FT’s Martin Wolf delves deeper into the dark depths of the ‘what is money’ debate. Anyone who has speculated on the importance and effects of QE over the past five years should probably …
Read More »Boom and Bust Economics and money creation
Something emerges when trying to understand the roots of the economic crash and the ensuing crises that are currently engulfing Europe and the United States. This is how money is created. There are two things related to this. One is what the bank does if you go there and apply …
Read More »Gold, money creation and debt monetization
By Jerry Bowyer In the previous article in this series, I pointed out that even after recent massive sell-offs, gold prices are still higher than one would expect if viewed as purely motivated. through monetary creation. And this state of affairs has persisted for years, suggesting that it is not …
Read More »THE CONCEPT OF VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MONETARY CREATION
There has been a lot of confusion here in recent weeks with reference to several articles I have written on the creditworthiness of the United States (see here), the creditworthiness of the United States, and how an exchange rate monetary system floating non-convertible works. I have found that the overwhelming …
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