World economy’s doomsday clock strikes minute to midnight as financial system collapses
Seven-odd years ago, when the banking crisis in the United States eviscerated global financial markets, central bankers stepped into the breach as last-resort lenders. Risky loans from the private sector were transferred onto the public-sector balance sheet, and unrestrained money printing (called “quantitative easing”) seemed to provide a short-term fix in helping the global economy Read More
