The point of this article is to describe, with a few basic examples, how QE does (and does not) create money in Canada.
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How Governments Cause Inflation
Many people today believe that the creation of money “out of thin air” by central banks is one of the primary causes of
Continue readingWhere Does Money Come From?
As the generally-accepted medium of exchange, money is unquestionably the most widely traded commodity on earth, comprising exactly one-half of every transaction in
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With the Bank of England recently serving notice to its commercial banking sector that negative interest rates could soon be on its way,
Continue readingThe Bank of Canada’s Big Nothingburger
There’s been a lot of commotion as of late over the rapid pace of the Bank of Canada’s current bond buying program, with concern mounting
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