Financial repression
byThis phrase has suddenly started appearing in economic research, and will probably do so more frequently in the coming months. Its origin is a…
Inflation
Philipp Bagus and Alasdair Macleod on Europe, inflation, and gold
by Alasdair MacleodFrom 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…
Still crazy after all these years
by Sean CorriganSo, here we are, drawing to the close of another year and still we struggle with the legacy of the last Boom, still we…
Last week in Europe – Some thoughts on the ongoing crisis
by Detlev SchlichterApologies to my readers that no new contributions have appeared on the Schlichter Files for two weeks, and in particular that I did not…
Liars led by junkies
by Tim Price“In my several decades as a financial and economics commentator – covering banking crises dating back to the early 1970s and the Latin American…
Revolutionary insights for the eurozone
by David HowdenEveryone seems to be searching for a roadmap for the Euro-crisis. A precedent to guide policymaking and financial decisions would give some assurance that…
Did QE work?
by Anthony J. EvansI think this is a complicated question to answer, and both sides of the debate have a tendency to over simplify. If we understand…
ValueWalk interviews Detlev Schlichter
by Detlev SchlichterReproduced by kind permission of Jacob Wolinsky at ValueWalk.com Can you tell us a little bit about your background? I studied economics in my…
Inflation and German sensibilities
by Alasdair MacleodAngela Merkel told the German Bundestag last Wednesday that in the absence of a deal on the eurozone debt crisis, “Nobody should take for…
Quantitative easing: when there’s nowhere left to run
by Alasdair MacleodOver the last few weeks there has been a growing realisation that the weaker members of the eurozone are caught in debt traps. When…