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Negative rates, deficits and defaults

Published: 15 February 2016

Japan’s, the US’s and Europe’s central banks and governments continue to fly by the seat of their pants, since none of their policies restored prosperity since the 2008 crisis.Ìý Incomes stagnate, labor force participation is at historical lows, and though measured unemployment dropped, the fact that there are no pressures whatsoever on compensations suggests that the decline in unemployment rates no longer signals better times.Ìý In Canada, the drastic drop in prices of natural resources and the value of debt backing that industry has brought particular shock-waves to finance, insurance, and other sectors, indirectly backed by these debts leveraged few times over.

...Reuven BrennerÌýholds the Repap Chair at 91ºÚÁÏ꿉۪s Desautels Faculty of Management.

Read full article: , 14 February, 2016

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