The Theory and Brief History of the US Gold Standard
Bob explains some of the highlights of his newly released chapter for the Mises Institute book on “Understanding Money Mechanics.”
Money Supply
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The Origins of the Dollar’s Value
The value of a paper dollar originates from its historical link to commodity money—which happens to be gold—and not government decree or social convention.
Money-Supply Growth Hits New High for Third Month in a Row
During June 2020, year-over-year (YOY) growth in the money supply was at 34.47 percent. That's up from May's rate of 29.5 percent, and up from June 2019's rate of 2.04 percent.
Austrian Economics versus Keynesian Macroeconomics and Modern Monetary Theory
Presented at Mises University 2020.
Money Supply Growth in May Again Surges to an All-Time High
During May 2020, year-over-year (YOY) growth in the money supply was at 29.80 percent. That's up from April's rate of 21.3 percent, and up from May 2019's rate of 2.15 percent.
Savings Are Critical to a Prosperous Economy
The heart of economic growth is the expansion of real savings. Monetary pumping only destroys wealth and savings.
How Government Intervention Triggers Depressions
Thanks to past interventions, the economy is now rife with malinvestments and prices that don't reflect real demand. The solution is to allow deflation and other types of painful readjustment. Otherwise true growth will elude us.
Money Supply Growth in April Ballooned to a New High
Fueled by unprecedented quantitative easing, central bank asset purchases, and various stimulus packages, the money supply growth rate ballooned in April to an all-time high.
Money Supply Growth Surges to 92-Month High
During March 2020, year-over-year (YOY) growth in the money supply was at 11.37 percent. We're now seeing a trend similar to what we saw during late 2008 and early 2009.
