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Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
18.10.2019
In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the group gives an overview of the current debt-ridden and precarious state of affairs in global economics. Not lost on some economists, however, is the irony that...
Major German Coop Bank Passes Negative Interest Rates to Customers
9.10.2019
One of Germany’s largest cooperative banks has begun charging its retail customers a negative interest rate. Other major banks could follow suit since the European Central Bank cut the deposit rate to a record low. Deutsche Bank recently said that it needs to be “much more robust about...
Bank of Japan Eyes Lower Rates for Halloween as Negative Global Trend Continues
1.10.2019
In a recent rate review meeting of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda and others on the nine-member board urged leaving all options on the table, where further cuts to the country’s negative interest rate are concerned. The talk of further stimulus reflects an ever-growing...
Central Banks in Panic Mode – Extreme Tactics Like Helicopter Money Discussed
30.9.2019
Central banks worldwide continue to inject more stimulus into the economy as they predict the onset of a new financial crisis. In the face of a sluggish economy, monetary easing, negative interest rates, and ‘normalizing’ the balance sheet is the name of the game these days. Now central...
Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
17.9.2019
Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t...
Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Why Trump’s Proposed Negative Rates Bode Well for Bitcoin
14.9.2019
In a recent tweet, U.S. president Donald Trump delved into an explosive, all-caps-loaded mini-rant about the necessity of getting “interest rates down to ZERO, or less.” The bombastic politician stressed the need for America to refinance its debt, trailing off with some superficially...
Stablecoins and Exchange Coins – What’s the Difference From the Ol’ Corporate Bond?
9.9.2019
A new weekly record was set last week in global corporate bond sales, with investors grabbing hold of around $140 billion in new bonds according to data from Dealogic. This occurs against a backdrop of negative yielding debt, and the meteoric rise in popularity of stablecoins and exchange-native...
Initiative to Curtail Negative Interest Rates Gains Traction in Germany
24.8.2019
Negative interest rates, a common occurrence in Europe these days, are unpleasant for both banks and clients. And financial institutions have been increasingly transferring the bulk of the burden on to their customers. Some political factions in Germany, however, aren’t happy with the trend...
Smokescreens and Mirrors: How Does a Country Do an ICO? They Call It QE
22.8.2019
Financial regulators all around the world have been cracking down hard on ICOs for promising more than they can deliver. At the same time governments and central banks are pulling off far worse scams, such as QE, wiping out the savings of everyone that depends on them. To hide this fact they...
Major Swedish Bank Orders Negative Interest Rate on Euro Deposits
22.8.2019
Sub-zero interest rates have become the norm in some countries, especially in Europe. Nordic nations such as Sweden and Denmark have been in negative territory for a while and a growing number of banks in the region are now charging depositors for keeping their money. Saving in fiat right...
Passing the Burden of Negative Rates to Bank Clients Opens Door for Cryptocurrencies
17.8.2019
Record low and negative interest rates have put commercial banks in a difficult spot. Across Europe, they have been passing the burden to their clients. Some have introduced fees for those with large account balances, while others are punishing everybody equally. In any case, some bankers fear this...
Normalizing Negative Interest: It’s Flabbergasting How Closely Media Parrots the Government
12.8.2019
Negative interest rates have been making big headlines lately, as several countries and big banks are now experimenting with the unorthodox monetary policy. While typically viewed as a last-ditch effort to shock some life back into struggling economies, these policies are getting a shiny new spin...
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
US, EU and Japan Could Trigger ‘Cold Currency War’ by Debasing Fiat
24.7.2019
The world’s major central banks are waging war to determine who can make their respective fiat currency weaker. With the likelihood of even more money printing and negative interest rates ahead, people need to be ready to see the value of their money evaporate and the price of everything else...
‘Don’t Worry We Can Just Print More Money’ – Swedish Central Bank Ponders -1.5% Interest Rate
6.7.2019
At a press conference on Wednesday, the head of the Swedish Central Bank admitted that interest rates could potentially go as low as -1.5%, and quipped that Swedes likely wouldn’t even protest. Other countries implementing negative interest rate policies are producing lukewarm results that...
Bank of Japan: Cash Prevents Digital Currencies With Negative Interest
5.7.2019
Bank of Japan says digital currencies can’t be issued by banks hoping to push through a negative interest rate agenda
In a World Where Central Planners Push Debt, Cryptocurrencies Look Better Every Day
6.6.2019
Economists have been predicting a worldwide recession which could pose a risk to financial stability throughout various countries. Fear of an economic downturn has caused the central bank of Australia to cut interests rates on Tuesday and both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of India...