Money, Banking, and the Business Cycle
byFree-market economist Dr. Brian P. Simpson, author of Markets Don’t Fail! (Lanham, Maryland [USA]: Lexington Books, 2005) and a professor at National University in…
Economics
Taming the markets
byA recent report by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) entitled Global Public Investor 2014 discussed the investment strategies of 400 government…
New private monies can outcompete government monetary systems
by[Editor’s note: this article was originally published by the IEA here] I would like to thank the IEA for today publishing my monograph, New Private…
These fake rallies will end in tears
by[Editor’s note: This article also appears on Detlev Schlichter’s blog here. It is reproduced with kind permission and should NOT be taken to be investment advice.]…
Paul Volcker’s Call For A ‘New Bretton Woods’ Is Important
bySeth Lipsky, the editor of the storied New York Sun (a brand distinguished by the long residency of Henry Hazlitt), recently, in the Wall Street Journal, brought…
Text of “The Death of French Savings, the Russian Bonds Story 1880-1996”
byThe following text is from the notes I made of a talk that I gave to the “End of The World Club” at the…
Don’t Shoot The Speculator!
byEditor’s Note: This article was previously published in The Amphora Report, Vol 5, 09 May 2014. “Capitalism is not chiefly an incentive system but…
Keynesian madness: central banks waging war on price stability, savers
by[Editor’s note: This article also appears on Detlev Schlichter’s blog here. It is reproduced with kind permission and should NOT be taken to be…
Matt Ridley on the values of Richard Cobden
byMatt Ridley, in The Times [paywall restricted], considers the political relevance of the values of 19th century Liberals, including Richard Cobden. Surely wanting government…
Technical analysis versus value in gold
byEditor’s note: The Cobden Centre is happy to republish this commentary by Alasdair Macleod, the original can be found here. At the outset I…