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Tag Archives Deflation

Is China’s economy turning Japanese?

By George Magnus August 7, 2023 In China Balance sheet recession, Deflation 0

First published: The New Statesman, 07 August 2023

The idea of China “turning Japanese”,

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The Swiss National Bank jolts the financial system

By George Magnus January 18, 2015 In Global Economy + Finance central banks, Deflation 0

First published: The Financial Times, 16/01/15 With the shock abandonment of the currency peg,

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Share Radio interview on Global Trends

By George Magnus January 14, 2015 In Global Economy + Finance China, Deflation 0

First broadcast: Share Radio, 13/01/2015

Interview with Simon Rose on digital technology and jobs,

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The spectre of deflation hangs over Europe – and we should all be scared

By George Magnus November 12, 2014 In Europe + UK Deflation, ECB 0

First published: The Times, 1/11/2014

Political spectres have haunted Europe for a long time.

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Market mayhem globally, Credit kleptocracy in China

By George Magnus October 19, 2014December 3, 2014 In Viewpoints Anti-corruption, central banks 0

19th October 2014

This blog is a sort of exhale after the market mayhem that began just over a week ago –

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The ECB promises much but delivers little

By George Magnus June 6, 2014 In Europe + UK Deflation, Draghi 0

First published: The Financial Times, 6/06/2014 Negative deposit rates are novel but of questionable utility

The European Central Bank has gone where no major central bank has gone before by cutting the interest rate it pays commercial banks on deposits from zero to minus 0.10 per cent.

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