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….
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Ten plans for financial reform
bySince The Cobden Centre was established by original founder Toby Baxendale, Dr Tim Evans, Dr Anthony J Evans and the author, we have assembled…
Dr Eamonn Butler, “Austrian Economics – A Primer”
byFollowing his introduction to Mises, Dr Eamonn Butler has released his latest book, Austrian Economics – A Primer. I recommend it strongly if you want…
The curious case of The Spirit Level
byOne of our good supporters has sent us in an article to publish by Christopher Snowdon, who with the support of the courageous campaigners…
Making Sense of Economic Indicators
byThe Great Austrian applied and theoretical economist Dr Frank Shostak has allowed us to publish this small article that should give you a good…
CentreRight: On economic forecasting and double-dip recession
byOver at CentreRight, I have set out briefly the mistake presently being made by policymakers in the US, which I expect to be mirrored in…
Honest Money through bearer shares, a proposal
byBy kind permission of Paul Birch, we reproduce his essay setting out a proposal for honest money through bearer shares, previously published on this…
Are the Chinese moving into the endgame with the Dollar?
byThe Chinese government has many financial problems coming up, the worst of which is trying to get rid of all those US Treasury securities…
An honest money maiden speech
byAdvisory Board Member Steve Baker, MP for Wycombe, yesterday made his maiden speech in the House of Commons. The full text may be found…
Reliving the 1930s
byWhy is the money supply dependent on interest rates and government spending?
It turns out the great economist Irving Fisher told us back in the 1930s: banks create and destroy credit money by granting and calling loans. As Fisher wrote:
“Thus our national circulating medium is now at the mercy of loan transactions of banks; and our thousands of checking banks are, in effect, so many irresponsible private mints.”