Tightening the Money Supply will Inevitably Lead to a Bust
Economic busts are the inevitable removal of various activities that result from easy-money policy. Busts are unavoidable without endless "stimulus."
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January’s Top Ten Most-Read Articles
January's top ten most-read articles measured by page views.
2016’s Homeownership Rate Was the Lowest since 1965
Federal policies act to keep home prices high on the one hand, while subsidizing home sales with the other. Meanwhile, homeownership is plummeting.
The Fed Does Nothing
At February's meeting, the Fed elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
Taking Off Our Economic Blinders
Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson helps us see the many aspects of intervention in the marketplace we might not have noticed before.
The Fed Does Nothing
At February's meeting, the Fed elected to keep kicking the can down the road.
Will “Big Data” Make a Centrally Planned Economy Possible?
Statistical data about past purchases is not the same thing as market prices. And prices are what make a functioning economy possible.
Will this Finally Be the Year the Fed Cuts its Balance Sheet?
Now that the Fed has slightly upped its Fed Funds rate target twice, there is talk of a much more ominous issue: shrinking the balance sheet.
Central Banking in the Week Ahead
While the odds of a rate hike at this meeting are low, the first meeting under the new administration may give hints to major 2017 themes.
Wealth Isn’t Just Measured in Money — It’s Measured in Choices
Don't compare incomes today to incomes of long-ago time periods. The wealth and choices available to income-earners has changed drastically over time.
