Ben Bernanke

Articles Finance

The Kuroda Conundrum: Tapering or Fuelling the Helicopter

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Kuroda signing off on a tightening would be like a sumo champion going on a vegan diet.

Articles Finance

Beware The Psycho

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Back in 2002 Ben Bernanke recommended the deployment of “helicopter money” – meaning a broad-based tax cut financed by the central bank – as the best cure for deflation.

Articles Finance

Get Ready for the Kuroda Put

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The Japanese establishment is betting the farm on Abenomics. There is no Plan B. The man charged with ensuring the bet works is governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda

Articles Finance Politics

Winning the Currency Olympics

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For them the euro is like the cockroach motel – you can check in, but you can never check out.

Politics Reflections

Marine’s Movies

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Le Pen’s mini-review of Braveheart is to the point. “How can we not be moved by this historical panorama celebrating patriotism, courage, honour and sacrifice, embodied in a man of the people…”