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.
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Four Reasons Central Banks are Wrong to Fight Deflation
The harmful character of deflation is a sacred dogma of monetary policy. However, evidence substantiating these claims is either weak or nonexistent.
Does the Fed Follow Its Own Rules?
The central bank is unlikely to follow rules like the Taylor Rule because they are fundamentally political organizations with their own agendas.
Money Supply Growth Fell to a 104-Month Low in May
Money supply growth has fallen to some of the lowest levels seen since 2008.
Central Banks Are Driving Many to Cryptocurrencies
The experimental and destructive monetary policies of central banks are driving many to flee to cryptocurrencies in hopes of finding some stability.
Peter Klein on How Not to Reform the Fed
Peter Klein and Jeff Deist discuss the effectiveness of constraints on the Fed.
The Next Fed Chair Will Not Set Long-Term Rates Free
No known candidate for the Fed chair is likely to do anything to truly normalize Fed policy.
How We Should Name Business Cycles
Economists have long played semantic games with how they name business cycles. This is how they should do it.
Draghi Wants More Inflation
The ECB's policy statement was meant to communicate that everything was going strong, but not strong enough to slow down the monetary expansion.
Deflation, Easy Money, and the Boom-Bust Cycle
When money is made "out of thin air," we see economic busts go hand-in-hand with price deflation. This is not the case with sound money.
