Europe’s Move In The Direction Of More Monetary Mischief
byThe European Central Bank has announced its intention to create out of thin air over one trillion new Euros from March 2015 to September…
Inflation
Puppets pushing on a string
by“I don’t think there is a problem that this will fix. I think it will just continue to compress yields into negative territory. If…
European Central Bank plan to unleash massive pumping is likely to further undermine the process of wealth generation
byThe European Central Bank (ECB) is planning to pump 1.1 trillion euro’s into the banking system to fend off price deflation and revive economic…
Monetary Politics: The Biggest Money Player In Politics Is The Fed
byWashington finally shows signs of coming to grips with the importance of money to politics. This is not about mere campaign finance. Recently there…
2015: the year of the slump?
by2014 ended with two ominous developments: the strength of the US dollar and a collapse in key commodity prices. It is tempting to view…
The False Promises Of Two Percent Price Inflation
byA specter is haunting the world, the specter of two percent inflationism. Whether pronounced by the U.S. Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank,…
Commodities and the dollar
byEach commodity market has its own story to tell: oil prices are falling because OPEC can’t agree production cuts, steel faces a glut from…
Deflating the Inflation Myth
by[Editor’s Note; this interview, with Cobden Centre contributor Jesus Huerta de Soto, was by Malte Fischer of Handelsblatt] Professor Huerta de Soto, the inflation…
How the ‘Reserve’ Dollar Harms America
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Lewis E. Lehrman And John D. Mueller, first appeared in the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/articles/how-the-reserve-dollar-harms-america-1416527644. It was kindly brought to…
Russia’s monetary solution
byThe hypothesis that follows, if carried through, is certain to have a significant effect on gold and the relationship between gold and all government-issued…