Mike Norman Economics

Did Patreon receive a visit or it is just being "patriotic." Whatever, it is chilling. Narrative control at any price.This kind of thing is characteristic of wartime. Just sayin'.SouthFrontWar On Freedom Of Speech: Patreon Banned SouthFront AccountSee alsoWho "lost" Russia? Hint. It started with Clinton's bombing Serbia and breaking the verbal promise to Gorbachev that NATO would not move eastward toward Russia.  It's all been downhill since.China is waiting with open arms.The Vineyard of...

When the British Office of National Statistics published the January 2021 trade figures in March, the first after Brexit was finalised, they showed a 42 per cent decline in UK exports to the European Union. Exports fell by £5.6 billion and imports fell by 28.8 per cent or £6.6 billion. it was the worst monthly drop since records were first published on a monthly basis in 1997. The Remain crowd went berserk and the ‘I told you so’ chorus was raucous. I wonder where there voice has gone now...

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Zerohedge again with another idiotic attack against MMT. The people over there are really clueless. Trade and invest using the concepts of MMT. Get a 30-day free trial to MMT Trader. https://www.pitbulleconomics.com/ Download my podcasts! New one every week. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1105286 Mike Norman Twitter https://twitter.com/mikenorman

ECNS5G industry creates massive direct economic outputXi stresses building world-class universities to serve nation in visit to Tsinghua'Forced labor' label belongs to U.S.: Chinese FM spokespersonChina expects to deepen int'l cooperation in poverty reductionChina builds world's largest 5G networkChina pledges targeted policies, necessary support for economic recoveryChina in action to make COVID-19 vaccines global public goodAsian economy to grow 6.5 pct in 2021: reportChina to become...

Recent events have forced me to take some important decisions which I have to share with you know.First, from now on, the Saker blog shall not post any texts or videos from the four organizations which the US Treasury has declared “disinformation outlets controlled by Russian intelligence services”. These are:SouthFrontNewsFrontThe Strategic Culture FoundationInfoRusI want to stress that in my opinion these organizations did nothing absolutely wrong and that accusation is as false as all the...

The title is a reference to James K. Galbraith's article of that title. Lars cites from it and comments on it.Lars P. Syll’s BlogWho’s afraid of MMT?Lars P. Syll | Professor, Malmo University

 The UK isn't going to sit idly by while other countries launch digital currencies. Today, the Bank of England and HM Treasury announced that they will jointly explore "a new form" of virtual money for the public and private sector. A dedicated taskforce has been appointed to assess the risks and practicalities of introducing a digital currency. To help glean new use cases, officials will consult with stakeholders including banks, fintechs, payment infrastructure providers, and technology...

I will not comment any further, since I have not yet read the literature that their assertions are based on. Given that the theory is a non-starter to anyone who is slightly numerate and familiar with observed developed country debt dynamics, I do not expect to read it any time soon...Brian makes an important observation here when he notes: "Even a struggling first-year philosophy student could tell you that if you assume a point is true that your opponent claims is false, you would appear...

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