Tagged with "quantitative easing"

Bernanke stuck in a bunker

Increasingly Bernanke resembles a golfer with one club. He’s stuck in a bunker and all he has is a driver
by John Phelan - 18 September 2012
Fireman Bernanke reaches for the money-hose again

It appears that Ben Bernanke and his chums at the Federal Reserve are genuinely round the twist as they resort to the printing presses once again
by Simon Miller - 14 September 2012
Does the $16 trillion debt matter? A lesson in public finance economics for the GOP

Government spending is the disease. The various ways of financing that spending – taxes, borrowing, and printing money – are symptoms of the underlying disease
by Daniel J. Mitchell - 7 September 2012
An open letter to supporters of stimulus/opponents of austerity (especially Labour supporters)

Many in Britain believe that austerity is to blame for the lack of a robust recovery. Perhaps they would care to answer these questions
by Ryan Bourne - 5 September 2012
Is the bond bubble the biggest yet?

A government with sound finances backed by a robust economy should enjoy low bond yields. Does this sound like Britain's government or economy?
by John Phelan - 21 August 2012
All we need is growth

The Coalition will re-launch itself this autumn with the chance to revisit economic policy to push the economy into growth. What should it do?
by Sir John Redwood MP - 9 August 2012
George and the green dragon: Why Osborne is right to hold off Greenpeace

Osborne's blocking of Greenpeace-backed policies are a plus point for the Chancellor
by The Commentator - 4 August 2012
Hold on to your hats, China is getting sleepy

When China wakes the world will tremble said Napoleon. Let’s hope the same isn’t true when it nods off
by John Phelan - 31 July 2012
Forget LIBOR, QE is the real scandal

We ought to hope that the quantiative easing being administered by Mervyn King is a "non-event". If it isn't, we'll all feel the same pinch our savers already are
by John Phelan - 10 July 2012
The euthanasia of the rentier: Why the assault on savers must end

In his 'General Theory', John Maynard Keynes looked forward to “the euthanasia of the rentier”. This nonsense, as much as anything else he said, represents a threat to our economic growth and stability
by John Phelan - 19 June 2012
The government’s two-faced policy over banks

With the announcement of a bank loaning scheme, it does indeed appear that government policy is decided on a flip of a coin
by Simon Miller - 15 June 2012
You can't beat something with nothing - why Krugman and the Keynesians are winning

The centre-right must rediscover Austrian school economics or else fight the long retreat
by Douglas Carswell MP - 31 May 2012
The sack of Berlin

Cries for the ECB to provide liquidity or for debt mutualisation are cries for Germans to work till they’re 67 so Greek crimpers can retire at 50. Will Merkel allow her electorate to become the slaves of Europe?
by John Phelan - 15 May 2012
Austerity is under attack

If even moderate attempts to slow the increase in debt prove electorally unpalatable then western voters will be faced not with the bumpy landing of austerity but with the fatal crash of economic collapse
by John Phelan - 8 May 2012
Money demystified: Stopping Keynes's one man in a million

Central banks cannot create wealth but they can redistribute it. And the system confers a tremendous power upon those who exercise it. They are Keynes’ one man in a million
by John Phelan - 1 May 2012