Higher interest rates might mean lower government spending, is that a threat to the economy?

Disinflation? More like disappointment.

The Fed has failed to keep inflation low it might need to reinvent itself to avoid becoming the target of establishment-bashing populists.

The recent increase in inflation presents a challenge for central banks, but most of all an opportunity.

Volcker ended the stagflation of the 1970's in America through bold monetary policy, it's time we end the stagflation of the 2010's.

Have the Fed's asset purchasing programmes changed the way people save, and thereby made market drops like the one in Q1 2020 more likely?

Hertz is offering bankrupt shares and people seem to want to buy, why?

The developed world borrows a lot for fiscal stimulus programmes at the moment, here's why that makes sure interest rates will stay low.

Covid-19 will be terrible for the economy, but it might just be terrific for the stock market, here's why.

The German Constitutional Court has made a ruling questioning the ECB, here's why that's important.

Is the Phillips curve still relevant at 62? Traders seem to think it’s not but there might be more to it.

Swedish housing policy is a case study in how to increase inequality

Last year's terrible track record won't stop me from making more gloomy predictions. Here's what's going to happen in 2020.

As you might have heard, in August Denmark’s third largest bank Jyske started offering negative interest rates on mortgages, and both...

It seems likely that the global economy is heading towards a recession given recent GDP figures and negative interest rates. Couple that...

In Japan, the 90’s and the 00’s are known as lost decades as the Japanese economy experienced economic stagnation after a large financial...

Since the Great Recession many economies have struggled to meet their inflation targets despite massive asset purchasing programmes by...

It’s hardly a secret that I’m critical of current monetary policy and large-scale asset purchasing programmes. As I’ve discussed before...

One of my most common topics to write about on the blog has been Quantitative Easing (QE), both because I find it very interesting and...

Inequality is growing across the West and it has been since at least 2008. Why is this happening, how does it affect society and what can...