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The Eurozone is Slowing, and the ECB Isn't Prepared

Booms and BustsFinancial MarketsGlobal Economy

Blog03/12/2019Claudio Grass

The European central bank has no ammunition left with which to address any serious economic downturn.

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A Chinese Bomb: Are We Really on the Threshold of Another Global Financial Crisis?

Booms and BustsGlobal EconomyMoney and Banks

Blog02/25/2019Diego Santizo

The Chinese debt is overwhelming not simply because of the volume, but because the figure has quadrupled in seven years.

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There's No #metoo When Economies Collapse — You Do What You Have to Do

Booms and BustsWorld History

Blog11/16/2018Doug French

Economic disasters often lead to a rise in the number of people willing to work in the sex trades — which are staffed mainly by desperate people.

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Tall Buildings, Mighty Crashes

Booms and Busts

Blog10/13/2018Doug French

Skyscrapers that set world records for height don’t cause economic panics, but are, instead, a warning a boom has reached its peak.

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Austrians vs. Market Monetarists on the Housing Bubble

Booms and BustsBusiness CyclesOther Schools of Thought

Blog10/05/2018Robert P. Murphy

The Austrian story fits the facts of the housing boom—and bust—much better than the preferred narrative of Market Monetarists.

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George Selgin Misunderstands Rothbard's Position on Fractional-Reserve Banking

Booms and BustsMoney and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog09/10/2018Robert P. Murphy

Selgin thinks fractional reserve banking critics are akin to "flat-earthers", but he gets some important points wrong.

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Why the "Economy Is an Engine" Metaphor is So Wrong

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Blog09/06/2018Brian Balfour

The economy is not an engine, or a tool, and does not perform any “work.” The economy is you and me.

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Why You Should Read Mark Thornton's The Skyscraper Curse

Booms and BustsBusiness Cycles

Blog09/01/2018Richard Duke

With this book, I am hopeful fewer Americans will be duped the next time there is a crash, and the mainstream experts assure us that more government intervention will solve the problem.

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The Economy: Winter Is Coming

Booms and BustsFinancial Markets

Blog08/29/2018Christopher P. Casey

From the yield curve to money supply growth, there are good reasons to believe we are in the autumn of the current expansion.

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British Manufacturing Slumps as Bank of England Raises Interest Rates

Booms and BustsBusiness Cycles

Blog08/14/2018George Pickering

"Higher order" industries like manufacturing and mining are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. And it doesn't look like anything's different this time around.