Standoff Between Italy and European Commission Escalates as Commission Rejects Italian Budget
Italy and the European Commission are in a dispute over Italy’s budget, and no one looks likely to come out a winner in this fight.
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Italy’s Debt Crisis Intensifies
Italy’s government debt yields are rising thanks to a budget standoff with Brussels, and Italian banks are looking more wobbly too.
Read more...The International Use of the Euro: What Can We Learn From Past Examples of Currency Internationalisation?
European leaders have regularly expressed a desire for a European currency to serve as a reserve currency. The history of the transition from sterling to dollar and Europe’s aspirations sheds light on whether the Euro can assume this role.
Read more...The Effectiveness of Large-Scale Asset Purchases
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A critique of the bad-model-induced fear-mongering over Italy’s proposed budget deficits
Read more...Italy’s New Fiscal Plans: The Options of the European Commission
What could the European Commission do if it decided to discipline Italy for defying budget rules?
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Debunking the misconceptions about the role of debt of a currency issuer like the US or UK.
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Central banks need to stop fighting the last war.
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An in-depth look at Marriner Eccles’ ideas and policies, and how well they have withstood the test of time.
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Central banks have not always been independent, inflation targeting bodies, and to treat them as such is to obscure their complex histories and alternative institutional constellations.
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