Myths Behind the War on Cash
The social advantages of eliminating physical cash are minimal, and economists tend to ignore the many costs that a cash ban would create.
Money and Banks
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Jim Grant Explains the Gold Standard
Jim Grant: Our current monetary system "is the financial counterpart to the philosophy of statism."
A Look at Uncertainty in the UK, Post-Election
It's becoming increasingly clear the Bank of England is sticking to an uncomfortably aggressive quantitative easing program.
The Money-Velocity Myth
Velocity has nothing to do with the purchasing power of money.
Yes, the Fed Really Is Holding Down Interest Rates
The empirical evidence is clear: the Fed is pursuing an expansionist monetary policy — and the economic benefits have been disappointing at best.
The Super Bubble Is in Trouble
Once the Super-Bubble pops, we will see what people demand as the ultimate means of payment: gold or cyber units, or both.
Draghi Doesn’t See “Bubbles” — Let Me Show You Some
Mario Draghi has many warnings for us about the next crisis, but he fails to note that the artificial creation of money is always behind those crises.
Week in Review: June 24, 2017
While the Federal Reserve is desperate to depict an optimistic vision for the global economy, their fellow central bankers aren't buying it.
What Derek Carr’s Contract Teaches Us about Wall Street and Income Inequality
Until we abolish the Fed, Wall Street will continue to dominate the economy even more than Bill Belicheck has the dominated NFL.
The ECB Blames Inflation on Everything but Itself
The ECB prefers to do what all central banks did just before the 2009 great recession: blame inflation on rising food and energy prices.
