nah, more like more printy printy.
no they're not. higher rates means large commercial banks would fail. it's pretty clear that the central bankers have decided not to let these banks fail.
it's still negative in real terms.
not if you're a UK tier 1 bank / FED primary dealer / other country equivalent. they all have access to central bank money at well below inflation.
cool, so they're only insolvent 5 times over.
almost every major central bank on the planet is lending money to their cronies at rates that are both lower than inflation and lower than the market rate.
yes they can be.
in fact, they may never rise.
no idea if that's true or not. a source would be nice.
er, why would people buying houses at higher prices firm-up a recovery?