The ECB Comes Clean On Rising Rates and the Coming Systemic Reset

Jon Banking, Economy, Fiscal Policies, Government, Market Commentary, Real Estate

Remember how the Fed, ECB and others all claimed ZIRP and QE were about generating economic growth, making mortgages more affordable, and helping consumers?
Well, that was a gigantic lie. The truth is that every major policy employed by Central Banks since 2008 have been about one thing…
Maintaining the bond bubble.
Governments around the world have used the bubble in bonds to finance their bloated budgets. If interest rates were anywhere NEAR normal levels, most countries would lurch towards default in a matter of weeks.
If you think this is conspiracy theory, consider that the European Central Bank openly admitted this in its semi-annual Financial Stability Review this week:
Even so, [the ECB] said that ‘higher interest rates may trigger concerns about sovereigns’ debt-servicing capacity,’ and noted that ‘distrust in mainstream political parties continues to rise, leading to fragmentation of the political landscape away from the established consensus.’

This post was published at GoldSeek on 30 November 2017.