Exclusive Interview with Bernard Lietaer on Complementary Currencies
byBernard Lietaer is an expert in innovative monetary systems. While at the Central Bank in Belgium he co-designed and implemented the ECU, the convergence mechanism …
monetary policy
An Austrian take on inflation
byWe know that today’s macroeconomists are very confused about inflation, if only because despite all experience they think they can print money and increase…
Money, Money, Money
by[For the original article, please see here: http://truesinews.com/2015/03/04/money-money-money/] As the title of the blog suggests, we pay close attention to developments in money and…
What’s in a Word?
by[You can find the original here http://truesinews.com/2015/02/27/whats-in-a-word/] After yet another masterly performance before Congress – one which was immediately confounded by the usual cacophony of…
When?
by“We are all at a wonderful ball where the champagne sparkles in every glass and soft laughter falls upon the summer air. We know,…
Macro & Market Update
by[This piece can be seen at Sean’s blog here http://truesinews.com/2015/02/17/macro-market-update/] More than half a century ago, in his role as an advisor to the…
Australia and Canada – Commodities and Growth
byIndustrial commodities continue to weaken The BoC and RBA have cut official rates in response to falling inflation and slower growth The RBA has…
A World In Debt
byIn his magisterial 1936 work, ‘A World in Debt‘, Freeman Tilden treated the business of contracting a loan with a heavy serving of well-deserved…
A matter of trust
by“Popping down to #guardiancoffee later on to order a ‘Toynbee’: short, rich and intensely bitter.” – Tweet from Robbie Collin (chief film critic, The…
The Private Equity Boom, Easy Money, and Crony Capitalism
by[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Brendan Brown, first appeared at http://mises.org/library/private-equity-boom-easy-money-and-crony-capitalism] Amongst the big winners from the Obama Fed’s Great Monetary Experiment has been the…