2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months: A proposal for sound money
byIn light of recent events, we’re bringing forward this proposal from June 2010. There’s two ways to view the financial meltdown that occurred in…
Insight
Did the savings glut or massive monetary expansion cause the boom and the bust?
byAmbrose Evans-Pritchard recently pinned the blame for the financial crisis on “Asia’s `Savings Glut’”. This idea is not new. For readers who may have missed…
The Magicians at the Bank of England (with close support from No 10 & 11 Downing Street)
byWho made this very sound statement two years ago in relation to QE I? The last resort of desperate governments when all other policies…
The 10th Anniversary
byA Modest Craft – Sept 12, 2001 It is at times like these that we in the financial sector are humbled in the presumption…
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…
I predict a riot
byIt is with no feelings of joy that we republish this article, first posted on 8 February 2010 Guest contributor Anita Acavalos, daughter of…
Financial regulation and the deception of government intervention
byFrom Deception of Government Intervention (1964) – an essay in Mises’ anthology Economic Freedom and Interventionism – we learn how governments adopted “the third way”: Faced…
My Journey to Austrianism via the City
byI have spent the best part of the last two decades pitting my wits against the market. It’s an unforgiving game: I’ve seen ups and downs, and many of my rivals buried under an avalanche of hubris, passion, illogical thought and unchecked emotion.
I have witnessed the sheer folly of the ERM crisis, the Asian crisis, the failure of the Gods at Long Term Capital Management and the insanity of the tech boom.
I have enjoyed the ‘NICE’ decade (Non-Inflationary Constant Expansion), and scared myself silly during the credit crisis.
I am a trader. […]
Money is not working.
byA speech to the Policy Exchange on 31st March 2009 by Cobden Centre sponsor James Tyler. This article first appeared on hedgehedge.com but it…
Morgan Stanley: Inflation Uncertainty and Corporate Finance
byBy kind permission of Morgan Stanley’s Caitlin Long, The Cobden Centre is delighted to publish their report, Inflation Uncertainty and Corporate Finance. Some key…