"The Bank of England is relying on the same failed policies that we've seen in the last seven years - low interest rates and quantitative …
Archives for 2016
Can the Bank of England prevent another recession? (Podcast)
The Bank of England has cut interest rates and announced more Quantitative Easing to avoid a post-Brexit economic slowdown. Will it bring …
Leading economists to Chancellor: time to support alternatives to quantitative easing
35 leading economists sent an open letter to Philip Hammond asking that he supports a new form of monetary policy. Responding to concerns …
Positive Money’s Fran Boait reacts to Bank of England announcement
Fran Boait, Executive Director of Positive Money, commented on the Bank of England's latest announcement that it will cut interest rates and …
Bank of England announcement: our response
The Bank of England (BoE) has just announced its new monetary stimulus package. By lowering interest rates and expanding quantitative …
Bank of England, if old tools don’t work anymore, consider new ones
With recent data showing that economic conditions seem to be deteriorating, the Bank of England is expected to lower its UK growth forecasts …
Big Money Questions: How money is created? (Video)
"How is money created? It masquerades as such a simple question, but it’s one that befuddles MPs, even economists and so many of us who …
Prime Economics: “Academics and civil society clash on money”
Geoff Tily has some interesting and balanced analysis on the academic debate around money reform, in particular the debate between Giuseppe …
Bank of England: Digital Cash – the end of monetary policy as we know it?
Last week the Bank of England released a key paper that analyses the 'macroeconomics of central bank issued digital currencies'. The paper …