Currency turbulence
byYou’d think that the US dollar has suddenly become strong, and the chart below of the other three major currencies confirms it. The US…
A difficult question
byIn a radio interview recently* I was asked a question to which I could not easily give a satisfactory reply: if the gold market…
Austrians, Fractional Reserves, and the Money Multiplier
by[Editor’s note: this article, by Robert Batemarco, first appeared at Mises.org] John Tamny recently wrote a piece at Forbes titled, “The Closing of the Austrian…
Rethinking Japan’s “Lost Decades”
by[This article, by Peter St. Onge, first appeared at mises.org] One of the great economic myths of our time is Japan’s “lost decades.”…
As Germany loses battle for ECB, QE goes global
byWhat is Super Mario up to? First, he gave an unexpectedly dovish speech at the Jackson Hole conference, rather ungallantly upstaging the host, Ms…
Our obsession with monetary stimulus will end in disaster
byThe following is a commentary I wrote for The Forum section of London business-paper City A.M. The link is here. It is now six…
Bank Run Incentive, Central Bank Bankruptcy, and The Fallacy of the Credit Theory of Money
by[Editor’s Note: this is from the World Dollar Foundation, and can be found here] Part 1: The Bank Run Incentive There is an incentive…
Back to the future
by“Sir, Arnaud Montebourg, the former French economy minister and the sourest note in the Hollande repertoire, dares to complain of “absurd” austerity policies ?…
The wages-fuel-demand fallacy
byIn recent months talking heads, disappointed with the lack of economic recovery, have turned their attention to wages. If only wages could grow, they…
Yield curve and the US economy
bySo far in August the differential between the yield on the 10-year Treasury note and the yield on the 3-month Treasury bill stood at…