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Why the Fed’s Bazooka Will Not Stop a Wave of Corporate Defaults
By Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca Acknowledging the enormous threat to jobs and incomes posed by the coronavirus epidemic, the Federal Reserve on…
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The Fear Factor of Europe’s Public Debt
by Elisabeth Krecké Global debt has surged spectacularly in recent years and now stands at an all-time high of more than 322 percent of…
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The Global Economy Won’t Bounce Back Soon
In February, the general consensus between large investment banks and supranational entities was that there would be a one-time hit to GDP in the…
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Weeks where decades happen
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Lenin “My daughter just said to me, ‘Daddy, the stock…
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To Kill Markets Is the Worst Possible Plan
omentous events usually leave strong memories on those who have lived through them, and those memories often become passed on to later generations in…
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Epidemics, Economic Growth and Stock-market Performance – An Historical Perspective
As the COVID-19 pandemic gathers momentum, history offers too few data points The Spanish Flu is the nearest comparison – similarities are matched…
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Stockman: Coronavirus the ‘Catalyst’ for Popping the ‘Mother of All Bond Bubbles’
Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies Speech in the European Parliament
In January the Cobden Centre worked with the Ludwig von Mises Institute to organise an event in the European Parliament on artificial intelligence and…
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The questionable role of quantitative methods in economics
Most economists consider the use of sophisticated mathematical and statistical methods key towards understanding the complexities of economics. They are of the view that…
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Government budget deficit and economic growth
The US budget had a deficit of $32.6 billion in January compared with a deficit of $13.3 billion in December and a surplus…
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Prof. Huerta de Soto’s seminal course in the Austrian School translated into English
Prof. Huerta de Soto would like to dedicate his university lectures to all the members, followers and friends of the Cobden Centre. These lectures…
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The European Stability Mechanism is Critical to the Future Functioning of the Euro
In the ten years since the first iteration of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) emerged, its status has changed markedly. Initially, it was just…
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Why banks are not lenders as such?
According to the popular way of thinking the subject matter of lending is banking activity. It is banks, so it is held that…
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Happy 90th Birthday, Professor Israel Kirzner!
Even in an era when modern medicine and technologies are adding to people’s lifetimes, along with the gains in general human economic betterment, it…
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Latest Articles on Economics
Why the Fed’s Bazooka Will Not Stop a Wave of Corporate Defaults
By Benn Steil and Benjamin Della Rocca Acknowledging the enormous threat to jobs and incomes posed by the coronavirus epidemic, the Federal Reserve on…
The Fear Factor of Europe’s Public Debt
by Elisabeth Krecké Global debt has surged spectacularly in recent years and now stands at an all-time high of more than 322 percent of…
The Global Economy Won’t Bounce Back Soon
In February, the general consensus between large investment banks and supranational entities was that there would be a one-time hit to GDP in the…
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Treascomm: Steve Baker, Mark Carney and the Future of the Monetary System
Mises on 100-Percent Reserve Banking
By Edward W. Fuller Economists debate whether Ludwig von Mises advocated free banking or 100 percent reserve banking. This debate is significant. Mises states, “the…
The World Is Growing Tired of Government-Controlled Fiat Currencies
Source: https://mises.org/wire/world-growing-tired-government-controlled-fiat-currencies Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Here in the U.S. the financial markets are focusing on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s herky-jerky monetary…
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