Unsafe at any price
by“Everyone is bullish. Contrarians know that must be bearish. However, everyone has been bullish for a while, yet the S&P 500 rose to a…
Quantitative Easing
Valuing gold – USD FMQ Update
byThere is only one way to value gold, and that is to quantify the expansion of the fiat currency in which it is priced….
INTERVIEW WITH DR WILLIAM WHITE, FORMER HEAD OF THE MONETARY AND ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT AT THE BIS PART 2
byWilliam White is currently Chairman of the Economic and Development Review Committee of the OECD which provides policy recommendations to governments of member and…
The Ghost of ’37
by[Editor’s Note: The original can be found here http://truesinews.com/2015/03/26/the-ghost-of-37/] With the Fed supposedly steeling itself at last to remove a little of its emergency…
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…
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,…
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…
One Leg to Stand on
byHere’s a question for all the cheering QEuro fans out there. If you came across a country where both real and nominal money supply…
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…
More euro-tragedy
byDespite the uncertainties ahead of the Greek general election, the European Central Bank (ECB) went ahead and announced quantitative easing (QE) of €60bn per…