Explaining the credit cycle
byThis article summarises why the credit cycle leads to alternate booms and slumps. It is only with this in mind that they can be…
July, 2020
Why the MSM Hates Judy Shelton
byBy the Robert Aro at the Mises Institute Imagine if a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors said the following: When governments manipulate exchange rates to…
How Keynesian ideas continue to destroy the economy
byAs a result of the coronavirus pandemic most experts are of the view that it is the role of the government and central bank…
Nomination for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
byWe read the news today that Judy Shelton has been approved by the Senate Banking Committee. This means that the full Senate can vote…
Next Generation EU” spending plan: Towards strengthening or weakening the EU in the long run
byOlympios Raptis // 1 July 2020 While the media, right and left-wing parties and the average newspaper reader celebrate in anticipation of “helicopter money”…
Money Supply Growth in May Again Surges to an All-Time High
byMoney supply growth surged to another all-time high in May, following April’s all-time high that came in the wake of unprecedented quantitative easing, central…
Corona’s Surprising Productivity Surge
byBy Henrique Schneider Around the world, productivity growth has been slowing. In developed economies, productivity has risen by less than 1 percent annually for several…
Can an increase in the demand for money neutralize the effect of a corresponding increase in money supply?
byAccording to popular thinking, not every increase in the supply of money will have an effect on the production of goods. For instance,…
Europe’s Bailouts Risk a Full-Blown Financial Crisis
byThe measures implemented by governments in the eurozone have one common denominator: a massive increase in debt from governments and the private sector. Loans…
Liberty Is the Theme of the American Spirit
byJuly is the month when Americans celebrate the signing and then the announcement of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. While this…