Special Edition – Modern Monetary Theory – What the hell is it and why is everyone talking about it?
Alan has created quite the stir through his recent fascination with modern monetary theory, or MMT. So, this week he and James thrash out the logic and potential drawbacks of this radical shift in thinking, and explain how Money Cafe listeners should prepare for a potential change in policy.
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Why Kogan is on a tear. Crazy credit card fees. Assessing the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement.
Why a GDP recession matters. Will rioting bring markets back to reality? Learning from a tale of ETF woe.
Capital raisings bonanza – did you get a fair share? Why tech titans will now extend their dominance. Inflation or deflation – which is the worry?
Is Amazon propping up world markets? Travel titans play hardball. Reading the last recession.
Australia’s misleading unemployment arithmetic. How the big banks will decide what happens to house prices. Will we work from home forever?
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