What kind of financial markets do we need?

This multimedia dossier is part of the series „Understanding Finance“ by Finance Watch. The dossier focuses on universal banks – banks that pursue commercial and investment banking and points out several problems of those megabanks, especially in the context of the financial crisis (too big to fail).

The Great Recession 2.0 is unfolding before our very eyes. It is still in its early phase. But dynamics have been set in motion that are not easily stopped, or even slowed. If the virus effect were resolved by early summer—as some politicians wishfully believe—the economic dynamics set in motion would still continue. The US and global economies have been seriously ‘wounded’ and will not recover easily or soon. Those who believe it will be a ‘V-shape’ recovery are deluding themselves. Economists among them should know better but are among the most confused. They only need to look at historical parallels to convince themselves otherwise.

Der Zinsarbitrage (engl. interest arbitrage) liegt das Ausnutzen von Zinsdifferenzen zwischen Inland und Ausland als primäres Ziel zugrunde. Im Gegensatz zu anderen internationalen Kapitalbewegungen werden bei der Zinsarbitrage Risikoüberlegungen und Wechselkurserwartungen nahezu außer Acht gelassen.

In this series of webinars, several researchers face different topics related to Degrowth. Money, health, Green New Deal, Anarchism, and many more.