Global Economy

The recent lackluster jobs data suggests we've reached the limits of monetary policy.

The EU's ending of the production of €500 bills changes the equation for how the bills will be valued.

James Champlin, a 19th-century critic of protectionism, anticipated many of the free-trade insights of the Austrian school.

By their very nature, the IMF's policies perpetuate conflict among and within the nations of the world.

The Trump phenomenon, Brexit, and the ongoing wars against sound money illustrate the growing divide between the voters and the elites.

Jeff Deist and Jim Rickards discuss gold in the context of current geopolitics and enduring myths about monetary growth.

Central banks and their defenders would have us believe negative interest rates are necessary to stimulate demand. They're wrong.

Citing grave concerns that "this banknote could facilitate illicit activities," those desperate inflationists intrepid crime fighters at the ECB will cease production of the 500-euro note.

More central banks are moving key interest rates to where they've never been seen before.

A British exit from the EU would help decentralize Europe overall, and thus help the cause of freedom and free trade.