Q-Review 6/2021: Currency Wars
Cryptocurrencies have experienced a remarkable rise in numbers and popularity… Read More »Q-Review 6/2021: Currency Wars
Cryptocurrencies have experienced a remarkable rise in numbers and popularity… Read More »Q-Review 6/2021: Currency Wars
Banking is at the heart of modern economic systems. The… Read More »The forgotten history of banking
We are approaching a critical turning point in the history… Read More »The long history of money
Recently there has been an increased interest in digital currencies.… Read More »Are Central Bank Digital Currencies a threat to the financial system?
One thing missing from basically all economic analyses of the… Read More »The approaching European (global) banking crisis
The economic calm which has succeeded the turbulent conclusion to 2018 was abruptly shattered on the 16th of September. On that day, rates in the repo markets spiked by 248 basis points to more than double the overnight lending rate of the…
For some reason, the dire situation of European banks is not causing further alarm. This is strange, as it is the exact place where the new global banking crisis is likely to start.
What makes it even stranger is that recession is approaching the …
The sudden and fast rise in the London Interbank Offered… Read More »Central bank, my Libor’s keeper?