Money and Banking

Since we are now experiencing unprecedented manipulation of markets, it only follows that we're risking an unprecedented collapse.

What is so great about the recently-invented 2-percent goal for inflation? It comes with some serious repercussions.

Texas is moving ahead with its plan to build an independent gold storage facility where ordinary people can have accounts.

States are happy with physical cash if they can use technology to make it traceable.

Some US states are taking steps to offer their residents more freedom in the money they use.

Changing the demographic makeup of central bank officials is tantamount to slapping a food label on a box of rat poison in an effort to make it safe to consume.

The recent lackluster jobs data suggests we've reached the limits of monetary policy.

From The Quotable Mises, Ludwig von Mises's best nine quotes on gold and the gold standard.

By their very nature, the IMF's policies perpetuate conflict among and within the nations of the world.

Monetary and financial stabilization policies turned out to be de-stabilizing.