Category: Currency Currents

von Mises doesn’t think much of ZIRP!

Commenting on Bank of England Governor Kings recent utterances, Bloomberg shared
this story today:

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) ``We are certainly prepared to cut bank rate if that proves to be necessary'' to hit the central bank's 2 percent inflation target, said King at a press conference in London. He indicated the central bank would be prepared to push its benchmark to zero if necessary.