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Financial Instability, Sovereign Debt, Inflation, Fiscal Spending – Q&A Session

Question: Excessive money printing and fiscal spending are often cited as causes of financial instability.  However, if a government issues bonds and the central bank buys them (essentially monetizing the debt), wouldn’t this just lead to inflation without necessarily creating other problems? Answer: Excessive money printing and fiscal spending can indeed lead to financial instability, […]