We looked at the 6 “myths” around deficits in my last podcast, and the idea that there is no constraint for sovereigns to borrow unlimited amounts in a world of economic slack. Today we look at some of the reviews and criticisms of the book.

A special episode focusing on the economic book of the moment, The Deficit Myth. What are the limits to government borrowing? Are there any? In today’s podcast we look at the 6 myths highlighted in Stephanie Kelton’s book. The strongest message? Don’t think of a government like a household.

Today we look at the UK’s new fiscal stimulus measures, and also about the US “ban” on ESG.

We also look at COVID adjusted inflation rates, and the strongest U.K. money supply growth since Henry VIII.

The jobs rebound in the US has been strong so far. What happens though when furlough schemes start to come to an end later this year?

A super strong Q2 for all asset classes. In today’s podcast I look at this year’s financial markets performance so far, as well as asking whether Boris Johnson has anything in common with FDR.

The Federal Reserve has started to talk about YCC as a possible next monetary policy step for the US. Japan got there first - it’s not actually had to buy many bonds to “pin” yields at zero. Is that a bug or a feature?

Paul Tucker, former BoE Deputy Governor is in the press today worrying that central bank independence is under threat. In today’s podcast we look at his fears, and also analyse the outperformance of ESG investment strategies in the time of COVID. Can we believe the numbers?

Eric Lonergan & Mark Blyth explain how anger put Trump into White House, led to Brexit and the Yellow Vests in France. And then discuss how negative interest rates allow societies to handle the root causes of all this anger and fear.

Trump in the US, Brexit in the U.K., Yellow Jackets in France and many more besides. What is causing the rise of populism, and what economic solutions can help to end the so-called “culture wars”? In this episode I interview Eric and Mark about their great new book, Angrynomics.