Greece, Germany and the ECB: and what it means for Bonds, Stocks and the Euro
Greece is back in the spotlight amid renewed fears of a break-up of the Euro as the Syriza party show a 3.1% lead over…
Read MoreJanuary, 2015
Lessons For Winning Liberty In a World Of Statism
Friends of freedom often become despondent when it seems that every day brings another growth and intrusion of government over people’s lives. But there…
Read MoreThe present monetary system the key cause for boom-bust cycles
Originally, paper money was not regarded as money but merely as a representation of gold. Various paper certificates represented claims on gold stored with…
Read MoreCrisis? What Crisis?
[The following is a shortened version of an original which first appeared on the author’s website, www.truesinews.com ] As Britain fast approaches what is…
Read MoreBeyond satire
“Je ne suis pas Charlie. I am not Charlie, I am not brave enough. “Across the world, and certainly across Twitter, people are showing…
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2015: the year of the slump?
2014 ended with two ominous developments: the strength of the US dollar and a collapse in key commodity prices. It is tempting to view…
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Time Horizons And Time Preference
Recent dollar strength has been a surprise to many but a strong dollar was also a key component of the Asian currency crises of…
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A New Year’s Resolution: Becoming a Light of Liberty
With the beginning of 2015, what might be a “New Year’s resolution” for a friend of freedom? I would suggest that one answer is…
Read MoreAn odd, non-linear world
“Sir, John Authers, in Loser’s Game (The Big Read, December 22), could have delved deeply into the flaws in the asset management business as…
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The Japanese Deflation Myth and the Yen’s Slump
[Editor’s Note: this piece, by Brendan Brown, first appeared at mises.org last year] The slide of the yen since late summer has brought it…
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