New information technology and economic growth
In his article The Big Meh (The New York Times 28 of May 2015) the columnist Paul Krugman complains that despite all the information…
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Rising yields and rising correlation in major bond markets – end of cycle or correction?
European bond yields have risen following the lead of US treasuries Yield curves are steepening despite minimal inflation A return to the natural rate…
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Inaccurate statistics and the threat to bonds
Statistics have become very misleading: in particular we are being badly misled into believing that the US is teetering on the edge of price…
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Why Government Deficits And Debt Do Matter
[This piece first appeared here http://www.epictimes.com/richardebeling/2015/05/why-government-deficits-and-debt-do-matter/] The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported in early May that for the month of April 2015 the Federal government…
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Government Regulation and Economic Stagnation
[This article, from Peter St. Onge at Mises.org was first published here https://mises.org/library/government-regulation-and-economic-stagnation] One of the more interesting economic debates in the past couple…
Read MoreMajor drag, huh ?
“We’re not gonna make it, are we ? People, I mean.” “It is in your nature to destroy yourselves.” “Yeah. Major drag, huh ?”…
Read MoreFalling Yield, Rising Asset
Our monetary system is failing, but explaining that isn’t easy. The most popular argument is that the dollar has falling purchasing power and rising…
Read MoreThe UK Left’s Political Martyrdom: Welcome to the Church of State
Progressives are a Faithful lot. They live, and die, by a Creed. Welcome to the Church of State. We saw the religiosity at work…
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Bank Robbery Chapter Three. Law and the Banking System.
The first chapter of this book described how private commercial bankers came to provide almost all of the money supply in the West….
Read MoreHow GDP Metrics Distort Our View of the Economy
[This piece, by Christopher P. Casey, first appeared at mises.org here https://mises.org/library/how-gdp-metrics-distort-our-view-economy] GDP purports to measure economic activity while largely divorcing itself from the quality, profitability,…
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