Keeping the Bubble-Boom Going
byThe US Federal Reserve is playing with the idea of raising interest rates, possibly as early as September this year. After a six-year period…
#JacksonHoleSummit press release from American Principles Project
by[Editor’s Note: this is for the event later this week. Please spread the word using hashtag #JacksonHoleSummit on Twitter] Leading Center-Right Groups to…
The Cobden Centre is attending the #JacksonHoleSummit
byThe Cobden Centre will be attending The Jackson Hole Summit in Wyoming this week timed to happen alongside the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium there….
Zero Hedge: After 6 Years Of QE, And A $4.5 Trillion Balance Sheet, St. Louis Fed Admits QE Was A Mistake
bySource: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-08-19/after-6-years-qe-and-45-trillion-balance-sheet-st-louis-fed-admits-qe-was-mistake As you’re no doubt aware, the Fed is fond of using the research departments at its various branches to validate policy and…
Will China’s currency depreciation help the economy?
byLast week the Chinese government decided to depreciate its currency on three consecutive occasions. On Thursday the price of the US$ was trading at…
Reserve Judgement
byWith regard to the vexed issue of the renminbi, let’s focus on the basics. The official response to July’s stock market collapse saw loans…
But what does it mean?
by“Risk is what’s left over when you think you’ve thought of everything.” – Carl Richards. By the time this financial crisis is over, a…
Welcome to the world of ZIRP zombies
byInterest rates in the US, Europe and the UK were reduced to close to zero in the wake of the Lehman crisis nearly seven…
Greece crisis proves the need for a currency Plan B
byThe recent Greek capitulation under pressure from other euro member countries, led by Germany, demonstrates that euro members have de factoceded sovereignty over fiscal policy to…
John Stuart Mill And The Dangers From Unrestrained Government
bySource: http://www.epictimes.com/richardebeling/2015/08/john-stuart-mill-and-the-dangers-from-unrestrained-government/ One of the great voices for personal liberty was that of the British economist and political philosopher, John Stuart Mill. His essay,…