Booms and Busts

Construction lending juggernaut Bank OZK made news when its shares fell 17% after Citigroup analyst Benjamin Gerlinger wrote in a report that

We are seeing Joseph Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction at work in higher education. The shake-up will continue.

Contrary to mainstream economists, credit expansion that is not backed by real savings leads ultimately to an economic downturn. 

Do Austrian theories also apply to financial markets?

The price of copper has hit an all-time high. This represents a signal about the world economy.

As the US economy falters and people continue to fall behind, the Austrian business cycle theory provides the best explanation for what is happening, even if the elites don't want to hear it.

Most people have heard about statistics or polls that report on the state of the American consumer and something called “consumer confidence,” but

Contrary to mainstream economists, credit expansion that is not backed by real savings leads ultimately to an economic downturn. 

Do Austrian theories also apply to financial markets?

Donald Trump’s leaked plan for the Fed has sparked a panic. But the real risk, from the establishment’s perspective, is not that Trump will turn the Fed into a political organization but that he will expose the fact that it already is one.