The Japanese Deflation Myth and the Yen’s Slump
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Brendan Brown, first appeared at mises.org last year] The slide of the yen since late summer has brought it…
deflation
The False Promises Of Two Percent Price Inflation
byA specter is haunting the world, the specter of two percent inflationism. Whether pronounced by the U.S. Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank,…
“We hate you guys but there is nothing much we can do”
by“Except for US Treasuries, what can you hold ? US Treasuries are the safe haven. For everyone, including China, it is the only option…..
Commodities and the dollar
byEach commodity market has its own story to tell: oil prices are falling because OPEC can’t agree production cuts, steel faces a glut from…
Deflating the Inflation Myth
by[Editor’s Note; this interview, with Cobden Centre contributor Jesus Huerta de Soto, was by Malte Fischer of Handelsblatt] Professor Huerta de Soto, the inflation…
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…
Like treating cancer with aspirin
by“Sir, Your editorial “A Nobel award for work of true economic value” (October 15) cites the witty and memorable line of J M Keynes about…
Four Reasons the Bernanke-Yellen Asset-Price Inflation May Be Nearing Its End
byThere are strong indications that the remarkable run up of asset prices in the last few years is beginning to run out of steam…
Don’t Believe Government About Price Inflation
by[Editor’s note, this piece, by Richard Ebeling, is from EpicTimes] It is an old adage that there are lies, damn lies and then there are…
That US debt ceiling and the Fed
byWe are now into a second week of a partial Federal Government shut-down, which is causing considerable concern, centred on the Government’s ability to…