Restructuring the National Debt
Trump's idea of renegotiating the national debt isn't nearly as crazy as the New York Times thinks it is.
Money and Banking
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Free Markets Do Not Need Negative Interest Rates
Central banks and their defenders would have us believe negative interest rates are necessary to stimulate demand. They're wrong.
Abolishing the 500-Euro Note: Fighting or Facilitating Crime?
Citing grave concerns that "this banknote could facilitate illicit activities," those desperate inflationists intrepid crime fighters at the ECB will cease production of the 500-euro note.
Central Bank Roundup: More Rates Moving Toward Zero
More central banks are moving key interest rates to where they've never been seen before.
Is Trump a Bigger Threat to Wall Street than Sanders?
A challenge to the monetary policy status quo is a much bigger threat to Wall Street than anything Sanders has proposed.
Gross Calls for Helicopter Money
Legendary investor Bill Gross calls on the Fed to bring on Milton Friedman's "helicopter money."
How Brexit Presents a Roadblock to the EU-US Establishment
London has recently caved to EU and US pressure to tighten its grip on financial markets. Brexit offers a way out.
Why Government Hates Gold
Government could never cement its power over a nation's currency, if the people could repudiate the fiat paper and turn to gold for its money.
The Week in Review: April 30, 2016
The only good news this week came for Uncle Sam, who set new records in tax collection for 2015.
Home Prices Outpacing Official Inflation Rate, Household Income
We've replaced saving with consumer debt (i.e., mortgages) and a hope that people can continue to make the high payments every month. It's not a terribly wise long-term economic strategy, but it's one the Fed is banking on.
