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The Financialization Trap: Central Banks and Asset Prices
This chapter investigates the complex interplay between central bank interest rates, asset prices, and economic demand, highlighting the cycle of financial instability fueled by income inequality. It examines how recent crises, including COVID-19, have intensified these trends and the challenges policymakers face in addressing them amid growing private sector debt and market disconnect.