Fear, Loathing & Record Money-Making in Government Bonds by Wolf Richter • Jul 9, 2016 • 51 Comments Here’s the gloomy scenario the “smart money” is betting on.
NIRP Absurdity Soars after Brexit, Hits $11.7 Trillion by Wolf Richter • Jun 29, 2016 • 49 Comments No one knows how to back out without blowing up the whole system.
NIRP Absurdity Sets Record, Euro Stocks Drown in Bear Market by Wolf Richter • Jun 14, 2016 • 32 Comments Glorious times for Draghi’s scheme.
The NIRP Refugees Are Coming to America by Wolf Richter • May 26, 2016 • 10 Comments Negative interest rate policies elsewhere hit US Treasury yields.
ECB Admits: “We’re the Magic People” in a Clown Show by Don Quijones • May 14, 2016 • 43 Comments Negative-Interest-Rate absurdity is another “rabbit out of the hat.”
“We Cannot Afford another Draghi”: Germany Attacks ECB by Don Quijones • Apr 19, 2016 • 16 Comments Negative interest rates, helicopter money trigger Clash of Titans.
BlackRock CEO Fink: Negative & Low Interest Rates Eat into Consumer Spending at Worst Possible Time by Wolf Richter • Apr 11, 2016 • 39 Comments “A hostile landscape.”
It Begins: Palace Revolt against ECB’s NIRP by Wolf Richter • Mar 4, 2016 • 57 Comments If “punishment interest exceeds the pain threshold….”
“Perverse, Unpredictable Effects” of Negative Interest Rates: Mortgage Rates Soar in Switzerland by Wolf Richter • Dec 16, 2015 • 13 Comments The unintended consequences of NIRP.
And What’s Going to Happen at the Next Recession? by Larry Kummer • Oct 12, 2015 • 32 Comments The government’s strange and awesome powers.