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…
Economics
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…
Statman’s tour of Britain: are average wages falling?
byIncoming from Tom Paterson, chief economist at “Gold Made Simple”: I’m currently travelling around Europe in my VW campervan with my my wife and…
ECB embraces QE faulty logic
byEditor’s note: this article, under the title “No end to central bank meddling as ECB embraces ‘quantitative easing’, faulty logic” appears on Detlev Schlichter’s…
Renewed estimates of Chinese gold demand
byEditor’s note: This article was previously published here at Goldmoney.com. It is republished with thanks. Geopolitical and market background I have been revisiting estimates…
Are economic sanctions behind a possible recession in Russia?
byAccording to commentators, sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union are pushing Russia towards a recession. However, we hold that some key…
John Butler: Bitcoin, the Monetary Touchstone
byIs Bitcoin a sound form of alternative money? Does it provide a viable, alternative store of value with gold? These are questions that John…
Pop!
byEditor’s note: We’re grateful to Tim Price of PFP Group for this article. PFP has made this document available for your general information. “10th…
Is inflation good for economic growth?
byAfter settling at 3.9% in July 2011 the yearly rate of growth of the consumer price index (CPI) fell to 1.6% by January this…
Speech to the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in London
byLast week I spoke to a small group in London about the current monetary situation and the outlook for gold. The speech lasts about…