Steve Keene xplains the difference between corporate bonda and government bonds, and why we need them.

Bonds are just like IOUs. Companies will issue bonds when they want to raise extra money. Prof Steve Keene explains how much of that money sued to come from banks, but now it often comes from investors buying bonds for the guaranteed percentage return they provide over their lifetime. So, do government bonds work the same way. Not quite, but they are tied to government spending and any attempt to reduce that spending and eradicate a government deficit will reduce the bonds available, something that will be particularly felt by banks and the finance sector.

What are bonds for?

When they are not messing with interest rates, what do central banks do day-to-day?

Central banks, like the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve in the US, have been in the news a lot lately. Why? Because they have been messing with interest rates. But when they’re ot doing that, what’s their day-to-day job. Prof Steve Keen explains how the most important role of central banks is acting as the bank for commercial banks, like Lloyds and Barclays.&nbsp;

What do central banks do?

Until the pandemic struck a while generation grew up with little concern about inflation. Now, all of a sudden prices and rising and we are all feeling the impact. So what exactly is inflation, is it really falling and are there times when inflation can be a good thing?

Inflation - is it always a bad thing?

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