André Marques

Articles

Central Banks Are Destroying Our Economies

05/28/2024 Mises Wire André Marques

Central banks intervene in order to “create demand,” and then they intervene in order to try to mitigate the damage they caused earlier. This is a never-ending scenario of economic destruction.

Meanwhile at the Fed....

04/07/2023 Power & Market André Marques

Recently, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.25 percent, after another 0.25 percent hike in February. The interest rate is now at 4.9 percent. The annual consumer price index (CPI) has been decreasing...

Yes, the Minimum Wage Harms the Economy

01/25/2023 Mises Wire André Marques

The imposition of minimum wages harms the economy, although there are nuances in how much harm they cause. It is better not to impose minimum wages at all.

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Yes, the Minimum Wage Harms the Economy

02/06/2023 André Marques

The imposition of minimum wages harms the economy, although there are nuances in how much harm they cause. It is better not to impose minimum wages at all.

Digital Currency: The Fed Moves toward Monetary Totalitarianism

12/18/2022 André Marques

One hardly can imagine a better tool of social control than a digital currency. Not surprisingly, US monetary authorities are moving in that direction.

Money Does Matter: The End of the Gold Standard Led to a Lower Standard of Living

08/31/2022 André Marques

When the Nixon administration ended the dollar's ties to gold, it was yet another sad chapter in the US government's abuse of its currency. And the government learned nothing.

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