Even before the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world had entered a strange phase, where the demographic pyramid after many generations was being reversed, as the world is getting older. The effects of this aging were first seen in Japan (the first post-development economy) and then in the E.U. and China which are the …
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What does the dollarization of Argentina’s economy mean?
Argentina’s economic quagmire was the focus of the country’s November 19 presidential election. And the citizens have decided that they want… radical solutions. That’s why they nominated Javier Millay as the new president, who appeared several times with a… chainsaw. He promised to put a… “chainsaw” on public spending, in Latin America’s 3rd largest economy, …
The Defense Plans that companies will have to implement in the interest rate increases
With the… “cloud” of uncertainty over the future of interest rates looming thick, the business world is scrambling to build ramparts in order to cope with the pressure on financial costs and beyond. The messages sent by the central bankers in Europe, the UK, and the USA, with none of them categorically rejecting the possibility …
The Modern American Economic Supremacy
Cessation of interest rate increases by the central banks of America and Europe at different heights, 4% in the Eurozone and 5.25-5.50% in the US, but also, above all, in a different situation regarding the pace of economic activity. It is perhaps something that not many have commented on, although of course the conditions are …
US Treasuries are the new hot trend for the investments of the Hedge funds
For much of the past two decades, most of the U.S. government debt was stashed away in the vaults of the Federal Reserve, foreign central banks, and private banks that used it as a kind of cash reserve. At the height of the era of low cost money, the Fed was hoarding $100 billion a …
Why High Investment Grade Bonds remain the preferred choice?
Bonds and especially those characterized as high investment grade remain the preferred choice for Trust Economics. With yields trading at multi-year highs – a result of interest rate hikes by central banks – government bonds offer returns far better than any deposit account (even term deposits) while missing the risk of equity investments and commodities. …
Why is the only deposit banking product a deposit, while everything else is an investment?
Borrowing rates may be rising, but deposit rates remain at zero, frustrating depositors who see inflation erode the value of their money. The average interest rate on new loans in the Eurozone was 3.85%. In contrast, the average deposit rate was 1.15%. Any attempts by the Central Banks of the ECB in the member countries …
Recession will solve the problem because anti-inflationary policies have reached their limits
Central banks insist they are not done raising interest rates yet, with inflation still well below the 2% target. The result is that the EKT is currently at the highest interest rates in its history and the FED is at the highest interest rates in 22 years. At the same time, various side effects of …
The Productive Issue of an Economy
In order to see if an economy has entered a long-term path of dynamic development that will inevitably result in its transformation within a few years into a structurally sound and modern economy, we should establish and investigate whether this corresponds to reality by examining its production model for to find out if there is …
What would a US bankruptcy cause?
The Biden administration has until June 1st, so that the US does not end up in default, which in turn will bring a series of “chain” reactions that will cause a global economic shock. And the reason is very simple: American banks are “loaded” with government bonds and may collapse if the debt ceiling is …