The Swedes really don't like cash. First, consider that Sweden is the only country in the world that I'm aware of where reliance ...

For lazy central bankers, this post describes three lite strategies for getting interest rates below the zero lower bound. Rather than ...

Canada trails the U.S. is a common refrain, but not when it comes to payments. Courtesy of the Interac e-transfer service , Canadians h...

The price of bitcoin is a capricious thing. Imagine that you've saved enough bitcoin to take your significant other out to a fanc...

The upcoming Greek election has renewed interest in the idea of Grexit. This option is often presented to the Greek public as desirable g...

Swiss National Bank share certificates Gavyn Davies blames the Swiss National Bank's corporate structure for the floating of the S...

Two things worth noting: As many of you know by now, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), Switzerland's central bank, just reduced th...

Shibboleth , by Doris Scalcedo John Cochrane writes an interesting post that makes the case that removing or penalizing cash would no...

David Beckworth had a very interesting pair of posts outlining how QE would only have had a meaningful effect on the economy if the ass...