This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on central banks and their efforts to reduce their balance sheets or QT. Will it increase debt costs and mortgage rates via higher bond yields? Will higher debt costs mean they will have to abandon QT entirely?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on how interest-rates reduce inflation and in particular food inflation? What has gone wrong with seasonal adjustment for economic statistics? Why are Greek bond yields so low?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on the economic prospects for the Euro area after all the interest-rate increases? Also why are banks retrenching and Jamie Dimon selling shares? Plus what might sticky inflation do to bind yields?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on why did we get inflation after the monetary expansion of 2023 but not 2009? How is the ECB supporting Italian bonds? Why is the price of Bitcoin and Gold rising? Can we afford more military expenditure?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on what will be the economic impacts of the Debt Brake that has been applied in Germany? Also what do central bankers mean by "Higher for Longer" for interest-rates and do they really mean it?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on why the UK Pound £ has strengthened recently? Why are we not told the truth about the cost of power/electricity? Why are bank shares doing so poorly and banks making job cuts when the going should be good for them?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on what UK mortgage rates will do next? Will the fall in bond yields and inflation lead to an Autumn Statement tax give away? What are the problems with seasonally adjusting economic figures?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on the economic impacts ( money supply & interest-rates) of Bank of England QT. What is the impact of the Cap/Floor on UK energy prices? Why is so much attention paid to the Japanese Yen exchange rate?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on how a bailout of Italy would work. Along the way I give a refresher on the EFSF and ESM. Plus how much has Bank of England QT cost the UK Treasury?

This is the latest in my series of podcasts explaining how economics works in the credit crunch and now virus pandemic era. This week I give my thoughts on are central banks like the Federal Reserve insolvent and if not why are people claiming this? Along the way I explain how and why they are losing money? Also I look at foreign exchange losses which are often ignored.