Don’t Call It Free Trade
byBy Connor O’Keeffe Earlier this month, The Atlantic ran an article by Rogé Karma arguing that after nearly half a century of commitment to unmitigated free trade, politicians and…
May, 2024
Is The Fed Manipulating the Market?
bySome critics of the Federal Reserve argue that central bankers manipulate the market whenever they adjust interest rates. For example, in an article in…
How the Fed Helped Create the China Bubble—and Bust
byBy Brendan Brown The salvo from Washington as it unleashes the Green War with China leaves no doubt about the perilous state of Sino-US…
Lionel Robbins on the Logic of Choice and a Liberal International Order
byIt is probably not too much of an exaggeration to say that British economist Lionel Robbins (1898–1984) was one of the most influential economists…
The Fed Fears a Bond Meltdown
byBy Daniel Lacalle The money supply (M2) has bounced to March 2023 levels and has been rising almost every month since October last year….
The Free Market’s Most Amazing Graph
byBreaking News: My recommendation to invest in emerging markets is paying off. The Argentina Fund is now the top performing country fund in the world, and my…
BANK OF ENGLAND MAKES THE CASE FOR TAXPAYER BAILOUTS OF CENTRAL BANKS: IT’S MANDATORY
byIntroduction The Bank of England has taken the lead amongst the world’s central banks in issuing a working paper about how central banks can…
Hayek’s ‘Denationalization Of Money’. Some critical remarks
byLecture by Thorsten Polleit at the Vinson Centre at the University of Buckingham. I. The title of my talk is “Hayek’s ‘Denationalization Of Money’….
Can data by itself inform us about the real world?
byBy Dr Frank Shostak In order to make the data “talk,” economists utilize a range of statistical methods that vary from highly complex models…