Louis Proyect: Boom Bust Boom
Boom Bust Boom a wickedly funny but mind-expanding analysis of 2008 crisis driven by the proposition that the capitalist system is inherently unstable.
Read more...Category Archives: Credit markets
Brexit Endangers London’s Status as a Financial Hub
Brexit could damage London’s attractiveness as the centre of European banking, as an entry point to the EU and as a global financial hub.
Read more...The IMF and the Next Crisis
The IMF is now expected to be the first responder to a financial crisis when it may be less well equipped than in the past.
Read more...Germany Lays the Foundations for a New Eurozone Debt/Banking Crisis
It’s astonishing to see Germany take active steps to wreck the Eurozone.
Read more...The New Shadow Banks: Private Equity Becomes Private Credit
Private equity funds have launched a host of private credit fund to let them borrow more than banks are allowed to provide. What could go wrong?
Read more...Did Money Evolve? You Might (Not) Be Surprised
A short history of money, and what that tells you about it.
Read more...Michael Hudson Discusses the Federal Reserve and the Global Fracture
Explaining how the Federal Reserve and central bank policies like QE, saved the banks at the expense of wrecking the real economy.
Read more...Hard Times for Italian Banks
The overview: “They argue that rather than spending time revising rules that have already been agreed, alternatives should be considered to make the guarantee schemes as effective as possible.” Translation: “Time to go back to the drawing board.”
Read more...Anyone Want to Buy Deutsche Bank?
Some more reasons why Deutsche Bank looks like one to avoid
Read more...Wolf Richter: Sudden Death? Junk-Rated Companies Headed for Biggest “Refinancing Cliff” Ever – Moody’s
A refinancing bulge is coming awfully soon.
Read more...Randy Wray: American Colonial Currency (Debt Free Money, Part 4)
The American Colonial experience with note issue is consistent with what MMT has been saying for the past quarter century.
Read more...Ex-Goldmanite , Now Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari Calls for “Transformative” Changes to Banks, Ending TBTF, Even Regulating Them as Utilities
Astonishingly, Neel Kashkari really might mean a fair bit of his bold financial services industry reform talk.
Read more...Randy Wray: The Value of Redemption (Debt Free Money, Part 3)
Repeat after me: creation comes before redemption. Always!
Read more...Will German Sovereign Debt “Bail In” Scheme Destroy the Eurozone?
Germany is keen on implementing a sovereign bail-in plan that is certain to precipitate a crisis, but more likely a banking crisis than a breakup.
Read more...Money and Banking – Treasury and Central Bank Interactions
The post studies how the Fed is involved in fiscal operations and how the U.S. Treasury is involved in monetary-policy operations. The extensive interaction between these two branches of the U.S. government is necessary for fiscal and monetary policies to work properly.
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