Following on from yesterday’s Annual Report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warning against continued monetary stimulus by central banks, please find above an interesting interview on CNBC with the BIS’ economic adviser, Stephen Cecchetti, discussing the BIS Report and the risks associated with low-rates environments.
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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Since debt is indeed “borrowed time”, that is a profound title.
To be completely accurate, one should say that they are living on usury charged for borrowed time.
Sounds like he is talking about Australia at the end.