John Butler’s interview with Jim Rickards
byWhen it comes to the world of international finance, Jim Rickards has quite nearly seen it all. As a young man, he worked for…
Money
Has Fractional-Reserve Banking Really Passed the Market Test?
by[Editor’s note: the following piece was originally published by World Dollar at zerohedge.com] In 2003, Jörg Guido Hülsmann, a senior fellow of the Mises Institute, published…
A tale of two certainties
byIt is common knowledge that Japan is in extreme financial difficulties, and that the currency is most likely to sink and sink. After all,…
First glance at MAex
byThe recent update to the MA compilation method revealed a sudden reduction in the growth rate. However this was driven by a mysterious “improvements in…
New private monies can outcompete government monetary systems
by[Editor’s note: this article was originally published by the IEA here] I would like to thank the IEA for today publishing my monograph, New Private…
Paul Volcker’s Call For A ‘New Bretton Woods’ Is Important
bySeth Lipsky, the editor of the storied New York Sun (a brand distinguished by the long residency of Henry Hazlitt), recently, in the Wall Street Journal, brought…
Text of “The Death of French Savings, the Russian Bonds Story 1880-1996”
byThe following text is from the notes I made of a talk that I gave to the “End of The World Club” at the…
Paper Money Collapse 2nd edition teaser
byOne of the interesting things that happened at the End of the World Club on Monday evening, was a teaser of what’s new about…
‘The system has spun out of control’
byBook Review: The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System by James Rickards The title will no doubt give Cobden…
Money derivative creation in the modern economy
byIt isn’t often that a Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin starts “A revolution in how we understand economic policy” but, according to some, that…