Booms and Busts

The transfer of bad debts to the balance sheets of governments and central banks cannot undo the destruction of wealth.

How does one know when a bubble is forming? Could it be as simple as applying a psychologist’s diagnosis? 

It now appears that Housing Bubble II is cooling.

Is there a real connection between skyscraper records and economic crisis, or is it coincidence?

Interviewed by host Angel Clark, Mark Thornton explains and discusses the Skyscraper Index and what it can tell us about the economy.

Interviewed by host Tom Woods, Mark Thornton discusses the Skyscraper Index.

Interviewed by Merlin Rothfeld and John O’Donnell, Peter Klein discusses some remedies to get the U.S.

Interviewed by host Marina Dzhashi, Mark Thornton discusses the U.S.

The two largest economic crises in Latin America in the last 60 years occurred after the two largest periods of loose monetary policy by the Fed: 1980 and 2009.

Many argue the bigger the boom the greater the bust.