Interview in The Guardian
Interview in The Guardian
In their daily commute on trains or the underground, most bankers read the financial press, work on their BlackBerries or dream about what to do with their bonuses. Eric Lonergan mull...
Central banks need a helicopter
FT, 4 December 2008
The most direct and efficient solution to the economic and financial problems is for central banks to transfer cash directly to the household sector.
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Why the Bank must rethink its views on inflation
FT, 30 October 2008
There is no inflation – and there never was any.
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Review in The Economist
Review in The Economist
Towards the end of Eric Lonergan’s considered treatise on money, he recounts how Pokémon cards, a baffling craze from Japan, spontaneously turned into currency in his daughter’s school ...
Panel discussion, The Economist
Panel discussion, The Economist
Last night, I found myself in St Mary le Bow church in Cheapside, debating "The colour of money". The event was the launch of a (rather good) book by Eric Lonergan, a hedge fund...
Discussion on Mark Vernon’s blog
Discussion on Mark Vernon's blog
Money is reflexive stuff. Not just in the sense of being a medium of exchange. But in the sense that it affects our beliefs, values and feelings.
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Martin Wolf in the FT & Eric Lonergan on helicopter money
Martin Wolf in the FT & Eric Lonergan on helicopter money
Central banks may soon resort to their most powerful weapons against deflation: the printing press and the “helicopter drop” of money.
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Risky business, Financial Times (2006)
Risky business, Financial Times (2006)
What asset should you buy if you want to avoid risk? It is not a simple question.
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Criticism of Europe’s central bank is misplaced
FT, 1 December 2005
The popular caricature presents the European Central Bank as...
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The golden age of emerging markets? Financial Times (2005)
The golden age of emerging markets? Financial Times (2005)
The bulls feel their time has come again...
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