Time and Money
byContinued from Et in Arcadia ego Here we come full circle, for what this essentially presumes is that there exist no means by which to…
Fractional Reserve Banking
Fed tightens control over banks activities
byOn Tuesday July 2, US central bank policy makers voted in favour of the US version of the global bank rules known as the…
Bank reform demands monetary reform – an essay for Banking 2020
byThis article was published yesterday at stevebaker.info. Today sees the return of the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill to Parliament. It does not do enough. In…
Regulating banks the Austrian way
byMost people — from young to old and from all ends of the political spectrum — are united by a common bond. The idea…
Cyprus and the unraveling of fractional-reserve banking
byThe “Cyprus deal” as it has been widely referred to in the media may mark the next to last act in the the slow…
Good riddance to deposit ‘insurance’
byOnce the public furor and shrill media coverage have died down it will become clear that events in Cyprus did not mark the death…
Reforming fractional reserve banking
byThis article was included as an expert submission to Ron Paul’s Monetary Policy Anthology. “When you’re one step ahead of the crowd you’re a genius….
Incredible confusions Part 1: ‘Positive Money’ and the fallacy of the need for a state money producer
byI am usually inclined to encourage the inquiry of the fundamental aspects of money and banking. This is because I tend to believe that…
The continued wealth divide
byLuxury carmaker Rolls-Royce’s 2012 financial results must have brought new worries to those concerned with the growing wealth divide. Rolls-Royce reported a third consecutive…
Steve Baker on Russia Today
byA must-watch interview: RT’s Laura Smith talks with Steve Baker MP: