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Should interest rates go up? The fallacy of ‘other things being equal’

By Omar Ghulam Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: September 18, 2015

With expectations of the Bank of England raising interest rates growing with each passing month, Omar Ghulam warns that such a course of action may have other consequences. The central banking bible holds that thou shalt raise rates when the economy overheats, or lower rates when the economy cools ‘other things being equal’. What if […]

Tagged With: bank of england, interest rates, Mark Carney

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Global Debt Soars in the Post Crisis Economy

Ian Crowther By Ian Crowther Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: February 11, 2015

The McKinsey Global Institute last week released a report highlighting the fact that global debt has increased in the years since the credit crunch. Here Ian Crowther of the Business School at The University of Manchester analyses the findings and what the impact may be. A rather disturbing report was released by McKinsey Global Institute […]

Tagged With: austerity, GDP, global debt, interest rates, McKinsey Global Institute, monetary policy, QE

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