Money and Banks

Federal oversight of each recycled metal transaction would be an intrusion into the daily life of the individual and business on an unseen scale.

Not all news from the gold and monetary fronts is bad. In fact, gold made a number of advancements in seven states, including exemptions from taxes and attempts by states to restrict Federal Reserve behavior. Gold is alive and well.

The Fed lowers interest rates ostensibly to “stimulate” the economy. But while the Fed claims it is strengthening the economy, it actually weakens it through its easy-money policies.

Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss the controversy surrounding Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking.

Despite claims from the Keynesian “experts” that gold is a “barbarous relic,” the markets are saying that gold is more valuable than ever.

Jonathan Newman is interviewed by Kerry Lutz on the Financial Survival Network.

On this episode of Radio Rothbard, Jonathan Newman joins Ryan and Tho to discuss the Mises Institute’s new documentary, Playing With Fire: Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve.

Murphy lays out the various camps in the debate over fractional reserve banking.

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