Tag Archives: currency issuer

Actually, not really. Only governments have "printing presses" and other attempts to "print money" are called counterfeiting. Steve Roth knows this, of course, so he must being using "printing money" in another sense. Banks don't have printing presses in the basement, literally or figuratively. Governments that issue their currencies as government liabilities do. Banks increase M1 money supply by adding assets as receivables to their balance sheets as receivables  and booking...

Stephanie Kelton tweet explaining the basis of MMT. Some keeper quotes.Political RealityDr. Kelton tweet thread on issuing money Zap

Has the president figured out that the currency issuer has a monopoly on the currency and can set prices in markets rather than be a price taker?Sputnik InternationalTrump Urges DoD to Purchase Twice as Much Military Equipment at Half Price

Non-sequitur. Sandronsky criticizes Jerry Brown for being anti-Keynesian and then admits that US states don't have the same fiscal space as the general government. Why then does Gov. Brown ignore Keynes’ insights on government or state spending to spur the economy? One reason is that state governments are unable to run deficits in the way that Uncle Sam can. Another is that Gov. Brown is reserving state revenue to repay Wall St. creditors in a downturn. The state issues bonds that these...

MMT alert.Could be better, but not bad. The WeekThe national debt, explained The Week Staff

Ha ha. What former finance minister Alexey Kudrin thinks is a bug is actually a feature.Sanctions will result in Russia having to rely one its power as a sovereign currency issuer, which it should have been using from day one. According to ex-minister, the country will be forced to widen the use of the national currency in payments. "This sanctions story creates huge risks for transactions in more stable currencies. This will trigger the use of the ruble even if it turns out more...