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The Banks’ Gross Profits On Mortgage Holidays
It does need to be pondered over, just where does The Times get these stories from? For here…
The Unbearable Contradictions Of Monetary Policy
An interesting little note from Ambrose Evans Pritchard. There are two different things we’re trying to achieve at…
Blimey, Banks Close Branches In Poor Places, Not Rich Ones
The Guardian seems to have a certain difficulty in understanding what a bank is, what a bank is…
Companies Borrow Lots Because Central Banks Want Them To
The Observer has one of those woe is us, how dreadful capitalism is oh dearie me pieces. Well,…
What You Thought You Knew About Bank Stress Tests Is Wrong
There are indeed things in this world which need regulation. One of them being the capital adequacy of…
Brexit Passporting – RBS Applies For German Banking Licence
We’ve been regaled for many a month now with stories about how Brexit is going to entirely devastate,…
The Problem With Modern Monetary Theory
Much of Modern Monetary Theory is, as its proponents insist, simply true. Governments can create more of their…
Consumer Autonomy, Pressure, Works! As It Should Do In A Market System
One underappreciated part of a market based economic system is that you really should, ought to, make your…
Stock Markets Reduce CO2 Emissions, Bank Finance Increases Them
This is an interesting finding. Sure, we know about the curve, developing countries get dirtier then cleaner as…
IMF Warns That Regulation’s Great – As Long As Banks Don’t Escape It
It does rather depend upon who you read here over the IMF’s latest warnings about debt, the next…