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…
Economic Cycles
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…
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…
I predict a riot
byIt is with no feelings of joy that we republish this article, first posted on 8 February 2010 Guest contributor Anita Acavalos, daughter of…
My Journey to Austrianism via the City
byI have spent the best part of the last two decades pitting my wits against the market. It’s an unforgiving game: I’ve seen ups and downs, and many of my rivals buried under an avalanche of hubris, passion, illogical thought and unchecked emotion.
I have witnessed the sheer folly of the ERM crisis, the Asian crisis, the failure of the Gods at Long Term Capital Management and the insanity of the tech boom.
I have enjoyed the ‘NICE’ decade (Non-Inflationary Constant Expansion), and scared myself silly during the credit crisis.
I am a trader. […]
The Staggering Economic Errors Behind The Policy of Quantitative Easing
byIn September of last year, I placed this article up on our web site detailing the theoretical errors behind the policy of quantitative easing….
HM Treasury’s Press Release on Reforms to Financial Regulation
byA reader has sent in his thoughts about the recent proposals to reform the regulatory apparatus of the UK banking system: Last Friday I had…
Laurence Kotlikoff’s “Jimmy Stewart is Dead”
byJimmy Stewart plays George Bailey who is cast as the “honest” and trustworthy banker in the classic Hollywood film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Kotlikoff’s…
De Soto and the Relevance of his Banking Reform Proposal Today
byThis has been copied from Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles which can be downloaded here or bought here. PREFACE TO THE SECOND ENGLISH…
Greg Mankiw Ponders Greenspan’s Paper the Crisis and Considers 100% Reserves
byWe are grateful to Robert Arbon for pointing out this article on Greg Mankiw’s Blog: I just returned from the spring meeting of the…