The Future Of Financial Repression | Helen Thompson on Energy, Capital Controls, and the Federal Reserve
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Understanding Financial Repression and Capital Controls
Financial repression is commonly defined as keeping interest rates lower than inflation, leading to the depreciation of debt holders. This is enforced through capital controls, as seen in historical periods like the Bretton Woods order. However, the effectiveness of capital controls in the modern world economy is uncertain. Financial repression may be linked to the energy revolution, but its impact on the current financial system remains unclear.
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