In his General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money, John Maynard Keynes talked of the euthanasia of the rentier
where investors relying on interest income would struggle to survive as rates fall.
In today’s world of low and negative interest rates we are witnessing both the euthanasia of the rentier and of the bond vigilante.
This accumulation of debt appears to have a diminishing ability to generate growth.
This is worrying because the complementary monetary policy toolbox is close to bare.
John Plender FT 28 November 2020
https://www.ft.com/content/784460c2-b12c-4269-be5c-11ffc9b80626
Kommentarer