Russia’s monetary solution
byThe hypothesis that follows, if carried through, is certain to have a significant effect on gold and the relationship between gold and all government-issued…
Money
Swiss Gold Initiative: Good Idea with Unintended Consequences
by[Editor’s Note: The Swiss voted no to the “semi-gold standard” that was proposed. However, important issues were raised that are relevant to all nations…
Striking gold
by“Sir, Martin Wolf in his article “Radical cures for unusual economic ills” suggests an abandonment of free market capitalism, as it has been practised…
Bank gearing in the Eurozone
byAccording to the ECB’s Bank Lending Survey for October banks eased their credit standards in the last quarter, while their risk perceptions increased. This…
Understanding the Money Creation and Society Debate
byTogether with colleagues spanning four parties – Michael Meacher (Lab), Caroline Lucas (Green), Douglas Carswell (UKIP) and David Davis (Con) – I have secured a…
The Gold Standard Did Not Cause The Great Depression, Part 2
byAs noted in my previous column, AEI’s James Pethokoukis and National Review‘s Ramesh Ponnuru — among many others — appear to have fallen victim…
The Gold Standard Did Not Cause The Great Depression, Part 1
byAEI’s James Pethokoukis and National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru — among many others — appear to have fallen victim to what I have called “the…
The Future of Bitcoin
byLater today, I will be speaking at this year’s Cato Annual Monetary Conference in Washington, DC. The theme of this year’s conference is positively…
The ECB should be bolder
byAs inflation rates continue to fall across the Eurozone one might expect Austrian economists to rejoice. After all, inflation reduces our purchasing power and…
Janet Yellen, Politicizing the Fed?
byJanet Yellen gave a widely noted speech, Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity from the Survey of Consumer Finances, at the Conference on Economic Opportunity and Inequality…