Passing the Bailout Buck
Is TARGET2 really just an undercover bailout system for unsustainable living standards in Europe's periphery?
Financial Markets
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Did Bernanke Prevent Another Depression?
The actions of Bernanke to revive the economy run contrary to the basic principles of running a company.
Pulitzer-Winning Palaver
Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein thinks those who regard the virtue of private gains and losses are just too dense to comment on government bailouts.
Forecasting: The Model Solution
We can, in fact, derive the entire body of economic theory, not from predictions, but from the realization that human actions are conscious and purposeful.
High-Frequency Trading: Menger vs. Walras
While Carl Menger and Léon Walras simultaneously discovered the principle of marginal utility, their ideas about the nature of market prices are very different.
It’s Not Really about the Debt
The fall in the money stock that precedes price deflation is actually triggered by the previous loose monetary policies of the central bank.
Street Freak
<em>Street Freak</em> is a great American success story — with a twist. The book is hard to put down.
Inflation Targeting Hits the Wall
Inflation targeting is not only defective in guaranteeing monetary stability; it was instrumental in bringing about the current financial crisis.
MF Global’s Fractional Reserves
Has free banking turned MF Global into the eighth largest bankruptcy in history?
In Defense of Flash Trading
As society and technology progress, the instantaneous sharing of knowledge and information is not something to fear but to celebrate. In a world where capital moves at the speed of light, flash trading ensures that resources will continue to meet more deserving hands and be put to more efficient use.
