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The behavior of the nominal exchange rate between the Brazilian Real and the dollar in 2024

By Nathalie Marins, Ricardo Summa & Daniel Consul (Guest bloggers)Currency devaluations can disrupt developing economies by raising import costs and food prices, which in turn reduces real wages. This impact is particularly detrimental to lower-income households, which typically allocate a substantial portion of their income to essential goods. Consequently, when the local currency weakens, governments encounter increased political pressure due to rising prices that erode purchasing...

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Two Sad Stories About Great Mathematicians

Here is a story about David Hilbert torwards the end of his career: "Otto Neugebauer, now an associate professor, was placed at the head of the Mathematical Institute. He held the famous chair for exactly one day, refusing in a stormy session in the Rector's office to sign the required loyalty declaration. The position of the head of the Mathematical Institute passed to Weyl. Although his wife was part Jewish, he was one of those who thought that something might yet be salvaged. All...

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"Rachel Reeves is Wrong" Top Economist Warns the UK

If you enjoyed this video, you might also like my most popular video, "Don't Study Economics, Study THIS Instead." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO7iCv_NsPE I expect my editors will post a second half soon. So keep an eye out for the finale of the story I start to tell here. And if you're curious about Ravel, go to https://patreon.com/ravelation (This video was recorded in Fall 2024). -- Who is Dr. Steve Keen? Dr. Steve Keen is an influential economist who has dedicated...

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Reserve flows under debt ceiling

TGA down at 450b area now … So let’s assume they keep screwing around and eventually bottom it out at 50b leaving the current threat at 400b reserves in TGA that could be forced upon the banking system … To cover that 400b, banks would need at least 1/10th of that in capital for SLR of 0.1 … (might be a bit less) but we’ll be conservative … 1/10th is 40b… so eg if banks were given 40b of additional free capital right now,  then they could cover those additional 400b reserve assets without...

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