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Britain finds it's also in the burning building
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It recommends that the Bank should consider cutting interest rates from 0.5 percent to 0.25 percent.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain” -
Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
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As DP says. It is not high interest rates but failure by banks to lend that is the problem. When low interest increases inflation by dropping the pound that causes people to try and save money,
also obviously diminishing spending by any with significant savings.
Perhaps someone can explain how it helps. I can see no logic in it at all.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Easy solution, just ask these guys.
They won a Nobel prize in economics after all, so it's not as if their work is going to be as much use as second hand toilet paper in a few years is it?Comment
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Originally posted by xoggoth View PostAs DP says. It is not high interest rates but failure by banks to lend that is the problem.
It annoys me when so-called experts talk about this on the news as if there is a massive unmet demand from the public/businesses to borrow money. If that was the case, interest rates would be far higher, as happens with the price of anything when demand is greater than supply."A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It’s the s*** that happens while you’re waiting for moments that never come." -- Lester FreamonComment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostMight as well go the whole hog and just transfer the money of savers to borrowers.
People who save, especially in this economic climate are retarded mongooses that deserve to be shot and defeathered.
> During boom, you invest in companies or save, trade commodities, etc, at high intrest rates for short terms.
> During bust, you loan legally/illegally, take advantage of changing markets or invest in bricks and mortar.
That is the only thing you should ever be doing with spare cash ever. If you dont, then you dont deserve your money and should give it all to me when you believe my story about being a nigerian.Comment
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