central bank

Août 13, 2021 5:24PM

Learn from ‘Nixon shock’—control central bankers, limit ability to debase currency

Robert P. Murphy

President Nixon ended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold.

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stagflation, monetary stability, central bank, us monetary policy, gold

Mai 28, 2020 2:10PM

Modern Monetary Theory, Part 4: MMT and quantitative easing

Steven Globerman

Since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, central banks in Canada and elsewhere have pursued quantitative easing.

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modern monetary theory, MMT, central bank

Janvier 28, 2019 11:25AM

The realities of central banking

Livio Di Matteo

President Trump’s recent attacks on the U.S. Federal Reserve underscore the important role central banks play in any economy.

Étiquettes:

central bank, economic growth, monetary policy

Novembre 23, 2018 1:44PM

Hope, Crosby and Wilkins on the Road to Micro-Loonie-a

William Watson

In the 1970s the Bank of Canada switched to monetarist money-supply targeting.

Étiquettes:

monetary policy, central bank, bank of canada

Novembre 9, 2018 10:28AM

The Bank of Canada gives itself an A- for forecasting

William Watson

The higher-than-expected inflation of the late-1980s was one reason the bank switched to inflation targeting.

Étiquettes:

bank of canada, central bank, banks, monetary policy, interest rates, inflation, recession

Mars 14, 2018 10:22AM

Canadian household debt concerns are overblown

Livio Di Matteo

The ratio of household net worth-to-GDP has risen over time.

Étiquettes:

household debt, debt-to-GDP-ratio, government debt, federal government spending, Ottawa, alberta, ontario, central bank, interest rates, credit

Décembre 12, 2017 3:11PM

The natural rate of unemployment—are we there yet?

William Watson

Only surprises have real effects, Friedman argued, but their effects last only until people realize what’s going on.

Étiquettes:

banks, central bank, economics, milton friedman, unemployment, employment

Juillet 28, 2017 4:00AM

Inflation ‘improves’ by going up?

William Watson

In countries whose currencies have risen against the U.S. dollar, there’s “flow-through deflation” as imports get cheaper.

Étiquettes:

inflation, inflation rate, bank of canada, central bank, federal reserve, interest rates

Formulaire de recherche

central bank

Learn from ‘Nixon shock’—control central bankers, limit ability to debase currency

Modern Monetary Theory, Part 4: MMT and quantitative easing

The realities of central banking

Hope, Crosby and Wilkins on the Road to Micro-Loonie-a

The Bank of Canada gives itself an A- for forecasting

Canadian household debt concerns are overblown

The natural rate of unemployment—are we there yet?

Inflation ‘improves’ by going up?