modern monetary theory – Benefits Canada.com https://www.benefitscanada.com Canada's most influential pension and benefits publication for decision-makers Tue, 07 May 2024 15:22:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 The case for eventual inflation https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-case-for-eventual-inflation/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-case-for-eventual-inflation/#respond Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:28:23 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/the-case-for-eventual-inflation/ While inflation never materialized after the last financial crisis and the subsequent economic expansion, this time will be different, said Erik Weisman, portfolio manager and chief economist at MFS Investment Management, when speaking at the Canadian Investment Review’s Investment Innovation Conference in November. After the global financial crisis, quantitative easing didn’t generate inflation because the […]

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]]> https://www.benefitscanada.com/archives_/the-case-for-eventual-inflation/feed/ 0 Is inflation back on institutional investors’ minds? https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-inflation-back-on-institutional-investors-minds/ https://www.benefitscanada.com/canadian-investment-review/research-markets/is-inflation-back-on-institutional-investors-minds/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2020 04:37:39 +0000 https://cumulus.benefitscanada.com/uncategorized/is-inflation-back-on-institutional-investors-minds/ While massive monetary policy response didn’t drive inflation following the 2008/09 financial crisis, institutional investors are mulling over whether things may be different this time. The global economy has rarely seen such a swift willingness to engage with economic calamity on both monetary and fiscal levels, says Erik Weisman, chief economist and fixed income portfolio […]

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