Physical gold vs paper gold: waiting for the dam to break
byIntroduction In this article I will argue that the recent slide in the gold price has generated substantial demand for bullion that will likely…
The pound’s slow demise
byOnce upon a time the pound sterling ruled the world of finance. Today it has been relegated to a less regal status, displaced by…
Could Bitcoin be the money of the future?
byThe crypto-currency Bitcoin is still merely a speck on the global monetary landscape. It is young, experimental, and for all we know, it may…
Would the real Peter and Paul please stand up?
byIn a previous life as a London-based ‘global strategist’ (I was never sure what that was) I was known as someone who was worried…
Spoiler warning
byFollowing Tim’s lead at The price of everything, we’re republishing this article from November 2011 … “I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that…
London Mises Circle – April
byThis month’s meeting of the London Mises Circle will take place at the Institute of Economic Affairs on April 25th. Abhinandan Mallick will give…
The bankruptcy of governments
byThe following is a transcript of the “Adam Smith Lecture” I gave at a private gathering in London on 19 February. For a long…
Thorsten Polleit on the gold standard that never was
byThe distinguished and forthright Professor Thorsten Polleit explains why we’ve failed to see a real free market money for several hundred years… Episode 115:…
Ah! Gold.
byGold’s swoon has triggered a good deal of schadenfreude, some subtle, some less so. It’s hardly a surprise after eleven years of gains and…
Gold sell-off: there is only one question that matters
byLast Friday I participated in a (very short) debate on BBC Radio Four’s Today Programme on the future direction of gold. Tom Kendall, global head of…