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Most read 2021: Monetary reset and policy direction discussions dominate —

28 December 2021

Most read 2021: Monetary reset and policy direction discussions dominate —

Tuesday 28 December 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.52.2

The year’s top stories: Are we nearing another monetary reset?

By Willem Middelkoop in Amsterdam

August marked the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s shock closure of the gold window which reset the monetary system. In the aftermath of Covid-19 induced stimulus, Willem Middelkoop argued on 12 August that inflation and central bank financing would bring about a jolt as...

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The Bulletin: How can central banks exit QE?

28 April 2021

The Bulletin: How can central banks exit QE?

Spring 2021 Vol.12 Ed.2 How can central banks exit QE?

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Fifteen months after Covid-19 first took root in the global conscience, some countries are (perhaps prematurely) starting to consider exit strategies for their economies and societies. Central banks face arguably the most daunting task of all in managing the long-term effects of the pandemic.

Breaking out of the cycle of quantitative easing will be hellishly difficult. Clearly unprecedented...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/28/the-bulletin-how-can-central-banks-exit-qe/

No way out of QE policy dead-end, Time to get serious about cryptocurrencies

2 March 2021

No way out of QE policy dead-end, Time to get serious about cryptocurrencies

Tuesday 2 March 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.9.2

Commentary: No way out of QE policy dead-end

By Tamim Bayoumi in Washington

Central banks are stuck in a problem of their own creation, as a result of choosing to combat the 2008 financial crisis through quantitative easing. That strategy shows every sign of becoming a long-term one, despite initial assumptions that it was only a temporary emergency response. Buying up large amounts of...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/02/no-way-out-of-qe-policy-dead-end-time-to-get-serious-about-cryptocurrencies/

US, China must act to avoid monetary breakdown, OMFIF On Demand

19 January 2021

US, China must act to avoid monetary breakdown, OMFIF On Demand

Commentary: US, China must act to avoid monetary breakdown

By Willem Middelkoop and David Marsh

With the rise of quantitative easing after the 2008 financial crisis, intensified by the Covid-19 pandemic, central banks are exerting ever-greater control over financial markets. This is part of an era of debt-fuelled state capitalism that is looking increasingly vulnerable. The system needs a reset. One thing is clear. Anything Biden...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/19/us-china-must-act-to-avoid-monetary-breakdown-omfif-on-demand/

Euro will not survive if Italy fails, Assessing a decade of QE

9 October 2018

Commentary: Euro will not survive if Italy fails

By Desmond Lachman in Washington

An Italian debt default would trigger a European banking crisis with global economic and financial market ramifications. Italy is the euro area’s third largest economy. If it fails, the single currency cannot survive. It is also too costly for its European partners to save. However, the country’s new populist government is engaging in wishful thinking that somehow the country will grow its way out of its debt...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/09/euro-will-not-survive-if-italy-fails-assessing-a-decade-of-qe/