Sep 22, 2019
In this episode we discuss monetary policy in Japan and its long term consequences. We also look at the relationship between the yen and the dollar, gold, and bitcoin.
Topics include:
MT Gox
The Japanese Yen
Japan’s debt to GDP ratio
Japan’s money supply
Demographic concerns in Japan
Intervention in the markets...
Sep 22, 2019
In this episode, we discuss the inversion of the US Treasury yield curve as well as the flattening of other global yield curves. A discussion on the ramifications of yield curve inversions follows.
Topics include:
US Treasury yield curve inversion
Yield curve in Japan, Germany, and France
Explanation of what the...
Sep 22, 2019
In this episode, we discuss negative interest rates and the implications of the negative interest rate policy recently pursued by Denmark’s Jyske Bank.
Topics include:
Global negative yielding debt
EU pensions mandate to hold negative yielding sovereign debt
Ways to avoid negative interest
Negative interest rates...