Money and Banks

 The 2022 Olympics (i.e., the Winter Games) is now down to only two applicant nations: China and Kazakhstan.

Tom Woods and Mateusz Machaj discuss the problem with John Taylor's rule for monetary policy.

Robert Murphy explains why people trade goods, and the role of money.

Efficient banks have many options for lenders and credit when banking crises hit. It's the inefficient and insolvent banks that must turn to a central bank. But do we really want central banks that reward insolvency and encourage inefficiency? 

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Jeff Deist and Claudio Grass discuss the uniquely Swiss mindset behind the upcoming Swiss gold referendum.

A little over a year ago, Canadians were alarmed

In their new book “Money”, Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames write with insight about the dangers of inflation and easy money, but ultima

When all you can do is exchange one good for another, life will be inconvenient when nobody has what you really want. Enter money. You exchange your good for money. That money can now be exchanged for what you desired. These indirect exchanges satisfy everyone. That's the power of money.

How is socialism related to money? Money should be produced just like other goods through free markets. Central banks should not be controlling money, banking and credit.