Jim Grant | A History of Interest Rates and Why They Matter for Your Financial Future




Hidden Forces show

Summary: In Episode 13 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with James Grant about the history of interest rates and their importance for the healthy functioning of a capitalist economy. How is the rate of interest determined? What are the consequences, realized and yet to be discovered, of the extraordinary actions taken by governments in 2008 to douse the flames of deflation by collapsing interest rates and printing trillions of dollars in new money? Follow us at @hiddenforcespod