So love him or hate him, Russell Brand is a smart man
If you have 15 minutes and have even a working knowledge of finance or hedge funds, or better yet tried to buy a fuckin house the last 18 months, check this out
I had an absolute meltdown early March 2020 right before the lockdown
At the time it had to do with lenders running out of money and it was all quiet. Apparently only those who wanted to know knew we were out of money. 1.99% for a 30y fixed rate was actually on the rate sheet (with discount points, but it was there)
So in stepped the gomment for more quantitative easing. I didn't know there was a name for it