Money and Banking

As US debt soars and foreign central banks stockpile gold, members of Congress introduce a bill to require a comprehensive audit of America’s gold reserves.

As US debt soars and foreign central banks stockpile gold, members of Congress introduce a bill to require a comprehensive audit of America’s gold reserves.

Bitcoin and gold are now playing the essential role that central banks should be enforcing.

How much money does an economy need in circulation to function? Austrians believe that a growing economy does not need a growing supply of money, which sets Austrian economics apart from other schools of economic thought.

What do COVID lockdowns, currency collapses, and hyperinflation all have in common? According to Steve Hanke, they all reveal how central planners manipulate fear, money, and power to control society.

While MMT advocates claim special knowledge, the irony is that they don't understand money at all. Like all progressive statists, they fail to comprehend the economic damage done through their “modern” monetary manipulations.

Long-term interest rates are on the rise and there is no shortage of explanations from the usual suspects. One thing the pundits miss, however, is the role of time preference in determining interest. The Austrians do not make that error.

Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss the controversy surrounding Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking.

Murphy lays out the various camps in the debate over fractional reserve banking.

Dr. Philipp Bagus explains the main ideas from his new book which defends Misesian business cycle theory from a recent critique.