Ep. 21: Recording for Posterity the Absurdity of Negative Interest Rates

After some brief comments on how the Ukraine-Russia conflict fits into the narrative about rising inflation pressures going forward, the Inflation Guy turns to a phenomenon that will soon be one for the history books, probably never to be seen again: negative nominal interest rates. A theoretical absurdity, this lengthy episode demonstrates that sometimes truth is stranger than fiction - and in the kind of world where money tomorrow is worth more than money today, a lot of our notions about how things should work are turned on their heads. Let's reflect on this now, and appreciate just how bizarre the last five years have been.