Economics17 December 18<17 December 18 Liquidity and the stock market by Dr Frank Shostak In a market economy, a major service that money provides is that of the medium of exchange. Producers exchange their goods for money…
Economics14 December 18<13 December 18 Beyond GDP to a New Road to Serfdom by Dr Richard M. Ebeling It is a commonplace that there is more to life than money and the material benefits that it may provide someone. We often make…
Economics12 December 18<12 December 18 The neutral interest rate myth by Dr Frank Shostak In his speech to the Economic Club of New York on November 28 2018, the Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell said that…
Economics11 December 18<10 December 18 Why velocity of money and the purchasing power of money are not related? by Dr Frank Shostak Some commentators are of the view that when the velocity of money rises, all other thing being equal, the buying power of money…
Free Trade10 December 18<10 December 18 Why China should remove all trade tariffs by Alasdair Macleod I am a Tariff Man. When people or countries come in to raid the great wealth of our Nation, I want them to pay…
Politics3 December 18<29 November 18 The Imperial Presidency Embodies Political and Economic Hubris by Dr Richard M. Ebeling Historian Arthur M. Schlesinger coined the term “imperial presidency” in the 1960s. It was meant to indicate that the role of the president of…