According to the IMF (International Monetary Fund) and the IIF (Institute of International finance) global debt has soared to a new record high. The level of government debt around the world has ballooned since the financial crisis, reaching levels never seen before during peacetime. This has happened in the middle of an unprecedented monetary experiment that injected more than $20 trillion in the economy and lowered interest rates to the lowest levels seen in decades. The balance sheet of the major central banks rose to levels never seen before, with the Bank Of Japan at 100% of the country’s GDP, the ECB at 40% and the Federal Reserve at 20%. Continue reading The Next Wave of Debt Monetization Will Also Be A Disaster
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Will China Disrupt The Monetary System With A Cryptocurrency?
A state-owned cryptocurrency is, in itself, a contradiction in terms. The main reason why citizens want to use cryptocurrencies or gold is precisely to avoid the government or central bank monopoly of money. Continue reading Will China Disrupt The Monetary System With A Cryptocurrency?
There is no savings glut. At all
World debt at $250 trillion is 3x global GDP – an all-time record. If we included unfunded liabilities and derivatives, total debts and liabilities amount to over 25x global GDP. Continue reading There is no savings glut. At all
“Crises Happen When We Believe There Is No Risk” Conference at Bloomberg “The Next Big Thing”
This is a video excerpt from my keynote speech at the Bloomberg annual conference “The Next Big Thing”. Continue reading “Crises Happen When We Believe There Is No Risk” Conference at Bloomberg “The Next Big Thing”