Global Economy

Trump has brought the US into war with Iran. Ryan, Tho, and Connor talk about the initial execution, the domestic fallout, the global costs, and what may come next. 

Great Britain’s economy clearly is underperforming from what it could be. Unfortunately, the damage is self-inflicted and change is not likely in the future, especially with a socialist government.

Bob responds to James Rickards’ recent tweet on record U.S. gold exports driving an improved trade balance, walking through the official data on non-monetary gold, Trump-era tariff uncertainty, and the broader question of what chronic trade deficits really mean in a post-gold-standard world.

On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho look at the headlines coming out of Davos, including Mark Carney's speech calling out the lie of a "rules-based international order," the European reaction to Trump's plans for Greenland, and the political fallout on both sides of the Atlantic.

With a record-height tower and a flooded credit system: 2026 may be when the curse returns. 

Hyperinflation isn’t ancient history. It’s a recurring policy failure with war-level damage.

Mises Institute Fellow Karl-Friedrich Israel appears on The Peter McCormack Show.

The following is an article originally published on October 20th, 2025, at Ludwig von Mises Institut Deutschland. Its publication sparked a public debate on the topic between Dr. Bagus and Dr. Jörg Guido Hülsmann. 

An enduring myth is that imports from industrialized western countries have decimated production of goods in developing countries. Economic history tells a much different story.

While China has made great strides economically since the days of Mao, nonetheless, there remain a number of weaknesses in the economy. While we should recognize its economic strengths, we should not be tempted to portray China as an economic superpower.