Why Turkey’s Debt Crisis is a Bigger Risk to the Eurozone than the PIGS
Unlike Greece, Italy or other seriously debt-laden economies, it’s not just government borrowing that’s the main risk to Turkey.
Booms and Busts
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The Economic Recessions of the Late 1970s and Early 1990s
The most characteristic feature of post-WWII business cycles is that they have originated in deliberately inflationary policies directed by central banks.
Central Banks Are Heading Toward a Stagnant Global Zombie Economy
Using Japan as a model, governments are steering us toward a worldwide zombie economy — but we're likely to end up with something that looks more like Argentina than Japan.
Malinvestment: Have We Learned Anything Since the Last Recession?
Government stimulus plans blow up new bubbles to replace the old ones that had previously been created by government also. Let's end the cycle of wealth destruction.
The Eurozone is Slowing, and the ECB Isn’t Prepared
The European central bank has no ammunition left with which to address any serious economic downturn.
A Chinese Bomb: Are We Really on the Threshold of Another Global Financial Crisis?
The Chinese debt is overwhelming not simply because of the volume, but because the figure has quadrupled in seven years.
There’s No #metoo When Economies Collapse — You Do What You Have to Do
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.
Easy Money, Easy Morals
In this 33-minute talk Joseph Salerno discusses the right way to define inflation, and how it impacts both economic prosperity and culture.
Tall Buildings, Mighty Crashes
Skyscrapers that set world records for height don’t cause economic panics, but are, instead, a warning a boom has reached its peak.
Daniel Lacalle on the Biggest Bubble of All
Daniel Lacalle and Jeff Deist discuss why all of us have a stake in seeing central bank balance sheets shrink.
