Tag: interest rates

The Curse of Lower Interest Rates

A legitimate concern is that governments will go back to money printing as a way to fund their deficits. Central bank rate cuts encourage this.

How Trump Could Help the EU Economy

Europe should expect a mix of positive and negative effects from a Trump presidency. With a little luck, the positive effects will outweigh the negative ones.

America Avoids a Debt Crisis

Thanks to its masterful monetary policy, the Federal Reserve has given Congress a great window of opportunity to get its fiscal house in order.

EU Economy: Sink or Swim

While Europe as a whole is in economic stagnation, some countries are bright spots that defy that trend.

Bad Idea: ECB Cuts Interest Rates

Central banks returning us to very low interest rates could encourage more government debt, risking another inflation episode.

Fed, ECB To Cut Rates While Inflation Stays Up

As the Federal Reserve readies its first rate cut since the inflation spike, it joins the ECB in facing an economic slowdown with persistent, elevated inflation rates.