Finance
Yanis Varoufakis – Forget shares, bonds and tariffs. Here is what you should really worry about
A very short piece but definitely a thought worth thinking about. In Yanis Varoufakis’ blog. Read the article HERE.
Federal Reserve
Economics
Michael Roberts – Jackson Hole celebrates itself
Central banks cannot control employment and inflation by fiddling with the base rate of interest. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog Every August the […]
Economics
James K. Galbraith: Why the Economic Doomsayers were wrong
Interest rate rises in the US have neither been effective in reducing inflation nor produced a recession. So what is going on? Cross-posted from Common Dreams Back in 2021 and early 2022, a posse of […]
Economics
Steve Keen: The Fractured Fairy Tales That Led To Today’s Banking Crisis
The only explanations for why Central Banks have not bought government bonds directly, and instead through the secondary market, are not based on logic or experience. Steve Keen is a Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for […]