monetary policy Archives

Fisher: “Draghi will go down in history as a great monetary fool”

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments central banks, draghi, ecb, fed, fisher, mario draghi, monetary policy, richard fisher

Mario Draghi will go down in history as one of the greatest ‘monetary fools’. That’s what former head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Richard Fisher, said in an interview with Bloomberg.

Economics Money

Commerzbank considers negative interest rates

November 12, 2019August 17, 2020 Frank Knopers 0 Comments banks, central bank, commerzbank, ecb, germany, interest rates, monetary policy, negative rates, savings

After Deutsche Bank, also Commerzbank wants to pass on negative interest rates to its customers. In addition to large companies also smaller companies and wealthy individuals will have to pay interest on their bank balances.

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Is Lagarde putting our savings at risk?

November 4, 2019November 14, 2019 Frank Knopers 0 Comments draghi, ecb, lagarde, monetary policy, money, savers, savings

Savers have been warned. Under the leadership of Lagarde, the ECB is going to follow a different course, in which the purchasing power of your money is of less importance.

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Video: Will Europe become a transfer union?

June 1, 2018August 17, 2020 Frank Knopers 0 Comments euro, europe, markus kerber, monetary policy, transfer union, video

The existing rescue mechanism for the euro is a completely inappropriate reaction to the weak fiscal policy of the countries