Doug French

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Douglas French is President Emeritus of the Mises Institute, author of Early Speculative Bubbles & Increases in the Money Supply, and author of Walk Away: The Rise and Fall of the Home-Ownership Myth. He received his master's degree in economics from UNLV, studying under both Professor Murray Rothbard and Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe. His website is DouglasInVegas.com.

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Ahoy! Loans Overboard!

Money and Banking

07/14/2023Power & MarketDoug French

Like ships taking on water, banks are throwing assets overboard trying to stay afloat. PacWest sold $3.5 billion in lender finance loans to private lender Ares last week. The Financial Times reports, “Ares paid $2.01bn...

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Some Bank Depositors Get the Smoke, Others the Mirrors

Money and Banking

07/12/2023Power & MarketDoug French

The FDIC decides which deposits live and which ones die. It is just a crap shoot.

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The Backstops for Banks Are Full of Holes

Monetary PolicyMoney and BanksU.S. Economy

Blog07/07/2023Doug French

The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) is the latest "weapon" in the government's so-called arsenal to keep the banking system afloat. But the system needs much more than just "liquidity." It needs sound money and sound banking practices.