Quantitative easing: when there’s nowhere left to run
byOver the last few weeks there has been a growing realisation that the weaker members of the eurozone are caught in debt traps. When…
Gold
Gold “bubble” bursting? – I don’t think so
byPreviously published at Paper Money Collapse on Wednesday, 4 October. In today’s Financial Times Mark Williams argues that the recent correction in gold means…
Received wisdom
byMises was infinitely patient and kind with even the most dim-witted of us, constantly tossing out research projects to inspire us, and always encouraging…
Menger, Mises and gold
byA view from Vienna … The (financial) world is currently long in questions but short in answers. We believe that gold is still one…
And now for something completely different
byIn these days of economic doom and gloom I think it is time for me to try and raise a lighthearted chuckle amongst our…
China: American financial colony or mercantilist predator?
byChina is an important trading partner of America. But it may also be a mortal threat. And not for the conventional reasons usually cited…
Jack Farchy in the FT on $5000 gold
byFT – Bullion bulls talk of $5000 gold Historically, gold and silver were the money of choice, freely chosen by the people as the…
Bitcoin, gold and the demise of fiat money
byI am intrigued by the Bitcoin experiment – the attempt to launch a virtual currency as an alternative to the current global patchwork of…
Glastonbury festival: charting a history of inflation
byThis article was first published at GoldMadeSimpleNews.com on Friday, 24 June 2011 Spare a thought this weekend for those intrepid revelers who have made…
Why has George Soros sold his gold?
byI am something of a gold bug, believing that gold (and silver) represent the best way to preserve wealth in inflationary times as well…