Yesterday, I noted the reckless relaxation of mortgage lending rules by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, which are bound to prejudice some borrowers and increase
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The Bank of England, teacher training and the failure of sixth form economics
The Bank of England put out this breathy press release yesterday: The related information is here. The claim is that: Economics is currently offered as
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Is the Bank of England really independent?
Is the idea of central bank independence all a game of smoke and mirrors designed to funnel money in the direction of the City of
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At a time when big thinking is required, we have the Winnie the Pooh of central banking in charge of monetary policy
As The Guardian notes this morning: Fears are mounting that Donald Trump’s trade war will hurt the UK economy, even as the US president backtracks
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Banks want to keep you in debt
Banks are not your friend. They exist to exploit you, and they will whenever they can. This is the audio version: This is the transcript:
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The battle for the Fed is on
Trump is trying to control all aspects of government in the US. The Federal Reserve is likely to be the last outpost of resistance. Who
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Sequestered Russian funds are not the answer to any question in themselves
I have, I admit, been struggling as to how to explain issues around the potential use of Russian sequestered central bank and oligarch funds that
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The City wants an end to cash ISAs, and that would be a mistake
The City wants an end to cash ISAs, and that would be a mistake. This is the audio version: This is the transcript: Hands off
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Why the Bank of England base rate should be no more than the rate of inflation
I noted in a video recently that if the Bank of England was setting interest rates now in accordance with long-term trends, then the real
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