Philipp Bagus and Alasdair Macleod on Europe, inflation, and gold
byFrom GoldMoney.com: In this video Philipp Bagus, Assistant professor of Economics at Madrid’s Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and author of The Tragedy of the…
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Via Bloomberg: Kerr says euro woes may prompt return of gold standard
byFollowing his recent paper The law of opposites: Illusory profits in the financial sector, TCC Advisory Board member and founder of Cobden Partners Gordon Kerr appeared…
Splendid isolation ?
by“Clearly, Field Marshal Haig is about to make yet another gargantuan effort to move his drinks cabinet six inches closer to Berlin.” – Captain…
The meaning of money
bySo a Dollar was still a Dollar, as Richard Nixon told US citizens 40 years ago this summer. Whether the Euro will be worth…
Infinite stupidity
by“The unlimited resources” of the European Central Bank (ECB) is quickly becoming the new magic mantra in political commentary and financial market analysis, now…
ValueWalk interviews Detlev Schlichter
byReproduced by kind permission of Jacob Wolinsky at ValueWalk.com Can you tell us a little bit about your background? I studied economics in my…
A rush from sugar or a rush to gold?
by“We think we have an agreement, but we are not sure what it is.” – Negotiator at the Euro zone “crisis summit” last week,…
Opponents of gold, get on your mark
byA good article from Brian Domitrovic on Forbes.com: Let’s face it – we’ve seen what arbitrary government control and central bank manipulation can do….
The gold standard and boom-bust cycles
byAccording to some commentators on the gold standard, an increase in the supply of gold generates similar distortions that printing money out of “thin…
Gingrich adopts gold standard model
byAmerican Principles Project: Washington, D.C.–Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called for “hard money with a very limited Federal Reserve” at…