Money and Banks

There really are reasons to believe Trump will steer the Fed in a more hawkish direction.

There's a growing divergence between income growth in states with large financial centers — and the old "main street" economies.

In this open letter to Donald Trump, free-market economists outline steps Trump should take to free the economy.

As yield-starved investors look to longer-dated assets, the biggest risk facing financial markets may be the financial asset duration bubble.

Government spending — not the size of the deficit — is the real problem with government intervention in the economy.

Nearly 70 years ago, Ludwig von Mises explained the seemingly irrational hunger among capitalists for long-term government bonds.

In a move that surprised exactly no one, the Fed's Federal Open Market Committee yesterday announced it would take no action.

The courts have long sided with the Feds in refusing to enforce gold clauses in private contracts. State governments can undo some of this damage.

Nomi and Jeff discuss how the Fed could be the great populist issue that further unravels the Left/Right paradigm.

As free-floating fiat money, the major currencies of the world are locked in a complex game of relative devaluation and manipulation.