Can Switzerland Survive Today’s Assault on Cash and Sound Money?
byBy Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna “Switzerland will have the last word,” wrote Victor Hugo in the late 19th century. “It possesses one of the most perfect forms…
August, 2017
Benn Steil’s Project Syndicate op-ed, “The Marshall Plan and ‘America First'”
bySix months into Donald Trump’s presidency, the White House website still proudly proclaims his administration’s new “America First Foreign Policy.” No longer will the…
The Bank of England’s incredible stress tests
byThe Bank of England’s 2016 stress tests are literally incredible. Of the seven big financial institutions covered in the exercise, only one (RBS) failed…
Why reduction in unemployment not the key for economic growth
byThe US unemployment rate stood at 4.3% in July against 4.4% in the month before. The number of unemployed stood at 6.981 million –…
Freedom and the Fear of Self-Responsibility
byLiberty is under a renewed challenge and attack in the contemporary world. From “political correctness” and its accompanying growing totalitarian closed-mindedness at institutions of…
Follow the money
bySince 2009, equities and other financial assets have climbed a wall of worry. Initially, it was recovery from the threat of a complete financial…
Saving and money – what is the relationship?
byConventional wisdom says that savings is the amount of money left after monetary income was used for consumer outlays, implying that saving is synonymous…
Another Reason Not to Believe the Bank of England’s Stress Tests
byThe Bank of England repeatedly reassures us that its stress tests demonstrate the resilience of the UK banking system. Well, let’s put the…
Boom
by“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” Aldous Huxley. There’s a telling quotation in Howard Marks’ latest memo to…
The Fed Remains on Course – to Trouble
byThe Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to continue to tighten its monetary policy this year. According to a latest Reuters Poll, the Fed…