Monetary Policy Geek Pillows

Bank of England Base Rates.

"Put the Piggy Bank away immediately!"

"Good boy."

Mario Draghi

The Current Separation of Church and State Explained.

'In a surprise move, Greece decided to peg its currency against the Baklava.'

"Tariffs"

'Mark my words! Our enemies will test this young guy with a huge international crisis as soon as he's electe! But don't worry, he'll be fine!', 'Come here, Joe -- let me give you a nice fist bump!'

'They don't want to destroy us. They want to cause just enough damage to lower our bond rating.'

Early attempts at standardising currency.

". . . We're being sucked into the UK national debt!"

'Every year local authorities whinge on about needing more money to maintain services.'

Exchange Rate.

Tree of Public Opinion.

The Euro.

Pollster

"Wash your hands after handling these, Miss Utley -- They're toxic securities."

Trump Tariffs

Euro against the Dollar.

Offshore tax havens.

'There, we're up and running! Let the logging in begin. . .'

'Ms. Clayton, we're counting on you to reverse this trend...'

'He's trying to fine-tune the economy again.'

"The government's finance settlement is coming out really late this year!"

Famous Pieces of Paper

John Maynard Keynes

'Hmmm ... no health insurance. Take him to the Intensive I Don't Care Unit.'

'Stick a few upper-class tax cuts to it and it'll pass like a bran muffin dipped in vaseline.'

'If there's going to be a double dip, who's joining me in the pub?'

Helms Burton Title III

Nato

"We're a monopolyopoly. Our company that owns 13 subsidiaries which put on a darn good imitation of competition."

Sold in May and went away.

Lender of Last Resort & Spender of Last Resort.