Global Economy

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?

The present global plague of asset price inflation is transitioning into a new phase. Some optimistic commentators suggest a benign and painless end to the plague lies ahead, but the evidence suggests otherwise.

Malinvestments from the business cycle are usually hard to detect, easily concealed, or quickly converted to new uses.

Ludwig von Mises held that middle-of-the-road policy in economic interventionism eventually leads to widespread socialism.

Ludwig von Mises held that middle-of-the-road policy in economic interventionism eventually leads to widespread socialism. With price controls, protectionism, and rampant inflation, Venezuela and Argentina have proven him right. 

Obama’s recent trip to Beijing revealed that China is ready to begin the operations of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)—another inte

Canada’s top central banker, Stephen Poloz, has sparked some controversy by suggesting that unemployed youths should offer to

Venezuela is one of the most economically unfree countries in the world, and it has one of the highest crime rates in the world. Unfortunately, President Maduro thinks he can fix the problem by making the country even less free than it is now. 

Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron continue their discussion on monetary imperialism.