Ultra low interest rates and the failure of policy to "lean against" the
build-up of financial imbalances are in danger of making the global economy
permanently unstable, the Bank for International Settlements has warned. In
its annual report, the Swiss-based "bank of central banks" spelled out the risks
of relying too heavily on monetary policy to stimulate the economy. The BIS
warned that central banks including the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve
could keep monetary policy loose for too long, with potentially damaging
consequences. "The prospects for a bumpy exit together with other factors
suggest that the predominant risk is that central banks will find themselves
behind the curve, exiting too late or too slowly," the BIS said on Sunday. It
added that a "persistent easing bias" by fiscal, monetary and prudential
policymakers had lulled governments "into a false sense of security" that
delayed needed consolidation and created a risk that instability could "entrench
itself" in the system. "Policy does not lean against the booms but eases
aggressively and persistently during busts," the BIS said. "This induces a
downward bias in interest rates and an upward bias in debt levels, which in turn
makes it hard to raise rates without damaging the economy – a debt trap.
"Systemic financial crises do not become less frequent or intense, private
and public debts continue to grow, the economy fails to climb onto a stronger
sustainable path, and monetary and fiscal policies run out of ammunition. Over
time, policies lose their effectiveness and may end up fostering the very
conditions they seek to prevent." ... I've been saying this all along. If you
lend money without charge then it mean the money can be borrowed for the most
inefficient of businesses. It doesn't weed out the wrongfulness meaning the
customer doesn't get what he wants and does get what he doesn't want. With
higher rates the dead wood goes and money is employed more efficiently with less
waste. That means less work, bigger houses, more food on your plate. Who could
possibly argue with that?... The truth is, the 'Ponzi Scheme' that is the worlds current monetary system
is fast reaching its point of collapse. And were it not for the consistently low
interest rates, well, then the system would have already collapsed. The
criminals who are running the show know this, as do those who are paid to
misinform at the likes of the Telegraph. Historically, debt based monetary
systems have had an average life span of around 40 years. And seeing as all
currencies came off a gold backing in 1971. We are now of course fast running
out of time. The likes of the Chinese, the Indians, and the Russians know this,
which is precisely why they are now attempting to get rid of all of their paper
holdings. Purchasing tangible assets such as the precious metals wherever
possible. Just remember folks, whoever is left holding the paper at the end of
the game is the loser. For that paper will then have 'no value' at all.
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