Don’t Shoot The Speculator!
byEditor’s Note: This article was previously published in The Amphora Report, Vol 5, 09 May 2014. “Capitalism is not chiefly an incentive system but…
Risk
Technical analysis versus value in gold
byEditor’s note: The Cobden Centre is happy to republish this commentary by Alasdair Macleod, the original can be found here. At the outset I…
‘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…
Bitcoin entrepreneurs meet in Paris this week
byI’m open-minded about Bitcoin and digital currencies in general. Which is to say I want 10 million people to use it for 10 years…
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…
The infantilisation of financial services
byVia Bank plans to cap risky mortgages – Telegraph: Mortgage lending would be “capped” to stop borrowers taking out risky loans under radical Bank of…
The Luvvie Tax
byI see the panel of economic experts that is the acting industry have latched onto the Tobin tax, now re-branded the ‘Robin Hood Tax’. …
A day of reckoning: how to end the banking crisis now
byDrawing on the work of Nobel Laureates in economics from three traditions, plus numerous other distinguished scholars, Cobden Centre Chairman, economist and successful entrepreneur…
Remove the systemic risk, don’t levy against it
byVia The Guardian, City minister campaigns to protect taxpayer from bank failures: City minister Lord Myners today stepped up the government’s campaign to ensure taxpayers…
A brief guide to money and banking
byToday, we publish our brief guide to money and banking. The Guide comprises: Four charts showing how Baxendale and Evans’ measure of the money…