Monetary Theory

The quantity theory of money at least focused on the right issue, writes Joseph Salerno. No more.

It was reported last week that the M3 money supply has increased at a breathtaking 20% annual rate in the last 4 weeks, going up $155 billion. Coincidently (or not), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held another of its semi-annual land auctions in Las Vegas.

What the prophets of the new housing paradigm don't discuss, writes Mark Thornton, is that real estate markets have experienced similar cycles in the past.

China has experienced one of the great economic transformations in the history of the world, writes Frank Shostak. But will it last?

Argentina's economy is poised to suffer the same fate as Icarus who flew too close to the sun and tumbled from the sky, writes Grant Nulle.

Deflation was the great threat that never materialized, writes Gardner Goldsmith. The dollar still sinks in value.

Proposals for monetary reform are ubiquitous, but Murray N. Rothbard argued for the 100% gold coin standard.

Christopher Mayer explains why an Austrian analysis starts by examining the preceding boom phase of the business cycle.

Greenspan says the banks are in great shape. Frank Shostak, however, notes signs of deterioration.

Industry concentration is not usually a problem in the free market, writes Christopher Mayer. But the banking industry is hardly free.