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Fund short covering lifts sugar prices

March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is up +9.90 (+2.37%). Sugar prices are moving higher today on fund short covering ...
Reason

There's Nothing Modern About MMT

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) tells us that governments should finance public spending by creating money. To prevent inflation, MMT advocates say, the government should use taxes to siphon off excess ...
Seeking Alpha

MMT Policy Was Tried, And It Failed

MMT Policy (Modern Monetary Theory), the grand experiment, was tried following the pandemic-driven shutdown of the economy. While MMT policy proponents suggest that giving free money will boost ...
The Fiscal Times

Has MMT Won? Or Failed? New York Times Profile Stirs Debate

New York Times reporter Jeanna Smialek stirred up a hornet’s nest in the world of economics this weekend, publishing a profile of economist Stephanie Kelton, a leading proponent of a controversial ...
Marketplace

Ever heard of modern monetary theory?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the newly elected representative from the Bronx, told Business Insider recently that modern monetary theory, or MMT, should “be a larger part of our conversation” when it ...
Business Insider

A Wall Street expert explains why the US is the 'worst place' for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's favorite economic theory — and breaks down the 'absolutely horrifying' impact it ...

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