Global Economy

Shocking health care expenditure: US vs. the rest of world.

The  Swiss gold initiative has failed, and although it was portrayed as a very radical bill by supporters of fiat money, it was a very mild effort that would not have done much to limit the Swiss central bank.

North Korea is one of the most heavily sanctioned regimes on earth, but in the midst of a new and young generation of North Koreans adept at using black markets, it’s clear that trade with North Korea must be embraced.

The Netherlands and Germany have disaster plans for the Euro. Do you?

Interviewed by Mo Dawoud of the Wall St for Main St podcast, Mark Thornton explains his prediction of the housing bubble in 2004.

The Velvet Revolution, during which the people of Czechoslovakia revolted against their communist masters, turns twenty-five years old this month.  Many people from formerly-communist economies have learned much from the experience, even if many in the West have not.

Jeff Deist and Claudio Grass discuss this Sunday’s historic Swiss gold referendum vote from his insider’s perspective.

Zero Hedge reports that Marine LePen of the unexpectedly popular National Front Party in France is now demanding that the French central bank repatriate its gold.

One World Trade Center recently opened in the wake of the October stock market seizure. Many more ultra skyscrapers will open in 2015 or will be under construction. What does this portend for economic bubble and the economy?

The Swiss are set to vote on a new initiative requiring the central bank to keep at least 20 percent of its assets in gold." How would such a measure be enacted and how would it affect Switzerland's economy?