Pennies as state failure
We can all think of examples of state failure. The most obvious include the ina…
Showing posts with label Bank of Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bank of Canada. Show all posts
Bank of Canada
cash
Federal Reserve
fiat money
inflation
nominal interest rates
Riksbank
seigniorage
Is fiat money to blame for the Iraq war, police brutality, and the war on drugs?
I often encounter memes claiming that fiat money is to blame for all sorts of g…
Bank of Canada
central bank independence
collateral
debt
lender of last resort
monetary policy
open market operations
quantitative easing
zero lower bound
How the Bank of Canada's balance sheet went from $118 billion to $440 billion in eight weeks
Ever since the coronavirus hit, the Bank of Canada's balance sheet has been…
Stephen Poloz needs to be honest with Canadians about negative interest rates
To soften the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Canada is running what…
Flooding or marijuana? Two theories for falling cash demand
When Canada legalized marijuana in October 2018, the amount of banknotes in cir…
Should governments finance themselves through their central bank?
In places like the U.S. and Europe, it is actually difficult—if not impossible…
Swish > cash and bitcoin
Ok, another Sweden post. I keep returning to Sweden because no country has gone…
A tax, not a ban, on high denomination banknotes
Ken Rogoff has famously called for a ban on high denomination banknotes in ord…
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