China’s empty city
byIs an Austrian style boom followed by a bust just about to happen in China? See this video sent to us by Catlin Long,…
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Dr. Anthony J. Evans: Banking, Honest Money and the Free Market
byA conference presentation by Founding Fellow Dr Anthony J. Evans. laconf09, Anthony Evans: “banking, Honest Money and the Free Market” from Sean Gabb on…
This financial mess isn’t even the end of the beginning for UK wealth – Telegraph
byVia This financial mess isn’t even the end of the beginning for UK wealth – Telegraph: Today’s financial crisis – and the resulting damage…
How to avoid future encounters with financial meltdown
byCobden Centre Advisory Board member and Chief Executive of Tyler Capital, James Tyler, sets out the case for 100% reserve banking. Background In October…
WSJ: The Man Who Predicted the Depression – WSJ.com
byVia Mark Spitznagel: The Man Who Predicted the Depression – WSJ.com. Ludwig von Mises was snubbed by economists world-wide as he warned of a…
The Errors of Posen, New MPC Recruit
byNorma Cohen in the Financial Times of 26 October 2009 wrote: Britain’s economy cannot recover unless its damaged banking system is restructured, the newest…
Predicting the bust
byVia FT.com | Arena | What is the point of economists? : “Why did no one see the crisis coming?” Queen Elizabeth asked last…
Roubini Predicts “Mother of All Carry Trade Unwinds” « naked capitalism
byNouriel Roubini has officially left the “hedging your bets on the economy” camp. He has declared the markets to be frothy because super low…
How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash | McClatchy
byWASHINGTON — In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages,…
Economists revolt over surprise recession data – Times Online
byVia The Times Online, we learn that many economists “revolt over surprise recession data”: Economists today cast doubt on official data showing that British gross domestic…