Conceived in Disgrace: The 350th Anniversary of the Creation of the Bank of Sweden
Today the world's oldest central bank turns 350. In a just world, this anniversary would instead be an opportunity to end this monstrous experiment.
Money and Banking
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Saving — not Spending — Is the Engine of Economic Growth
To build wealth, we must first build capital and greater productivity. And that depends on savings.
Problems With the Market Monetarist Approach to “Explaining” the Economy
Scott Sumner's Market Monetarist framework is seductively simple, but relies on a definitional trick.
Gold Should be Viewed as Money — Not as an Investment Instrument
This timeless insight was already suggested by economist Ludwig von Mises in 1940.
7 Reasons Why European Banks Are in Trouble
When interest rates increase in the future, busts and losses for banks will follow.
Monetary Fallacies and Inflationary Bubbles
The relevancy of Mises’ analysis to today’s monetary and financial situation.
Iran Sanctions a Reminder of How America Militarized the Financial System
Europe must identify ways to limit their dependence on the US financial system – or else indeed be reduced to de facto-vassal status to DC.
Japan Abandons the 2-Percent Inflation Standard
Contrary to what the Keynesians will say, a stronger yen could be good for Japan.
A Policy of Price Stability Leads to Instability
Money is not neutral, and changes in the money supply set into motion a variety of unpredictable movements.
Argentina Has a Chronic Problem with Monetary-Policy Failure
Argentina's president Mauricio Macri has been as bad as, if not worse than, his left-wing populist predecessor on the inflation front.
