Financial repression can provide governments with stopgap funding without necessarily undermining central banks’ inflation objectives, according to a new paper published by the US National Bureau of ...

Market veteran Lawrence McDonald has a stark warning regarding a recent GOP proposal spearheaded by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that calls for nixing federal interest payments to banks. The post shared by ...

When it comes to financing our $37 trillion national debt, a dose of financial repression could be just what the doctor ordered.

Financial repression is what happens when the government needs to make its $37 trillion debt disappear without actually paying it back. I've been telling MarketWatch readers to buy gold, silver and ...

The Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) is set to return to the Norwegian capital June 3-5 for its 16th installment since 2009. The conference series, hosted by the New York-based non-profit Human Rights ...

The federal government, financial markets and most Americans are all in a state of denial about interest rates. Whenever someone goes on business TV, gets a mortgage or makes a long-term debt ...

The trade war unleashed by Donald Trump may be just the precursor for much larger turmoil in the global economy. Whatever tariffs look like when the dust settles, deficits, surpluses and trade ...

The sharp rise in gilt yields and fall in sterling after today’s mini-budget may force the UK government to direct domestic savers and banks to own more government debt. It’s not overly alarmist to ...

In April 2023, Hong Kong Watch research found that Hong Kongers in exile were being denied up to 2.2 billion pounds ($2.8 billion) worth of their Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) savings. The MPF is a ...