“The main effect of QE is to blow up a stock market bubble, making the rich richer, but doing very little for everyone else”, reads the …
Archives for December 2015
International training for organisers of monetary reform campaigns
Positive Money is hosting a four days international training for organisers of monetary reform campaigns from Europe and beyond. The session …
Switzerland will have a referendum on whether to stop private banks from creating money
The Swiss population will be the first in the world to vote on their banking and money system, thanks to the tireless efforts of our sister …
Hyperinflation: How the Wrong Lessons were Learned from Weimar and Zimbabwe (A History of Public Money Creation Part 2 of 8)
Did you know that most economists don't really know what actually happened in the periods of hyperinflation of the Weimar Republic and …
Let’s have a public inquiry on money!
The time for a public inquiry on money, finance and their effects on society in the 21st century is fast approaching. The last time the …
Public Money Creation – Neither Right nor Left, Just the Way Forward
Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal for ‘People’s Quantitative Easing’ has helped get the debate on money creation into the mainstream. On the one …
Does Public Money Creation always lead to hyperinflation? It didn’t in Britain (A History of Public Money Creation 1 of 8)
Throughout history, governments have used their ability to create money to fund public spending. While none of these policies were called, …