Prudent Savers to be the Biggest Losers – Mervyn King
byIn a speech last night in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne the head of the UK’s central bank continued on his admirable path of admitting that the banking…
Gross Domestic Expenditures
byIf you want to read a very genuine and new contribution to the body of knowledge set out in academic terms, I recommend this…
Are the Banks to Blame?
byMuch has been made of the recent appearance of Bob Diamond, the Barclays Chief Executive, before the Treasury Select Committee. Diamond attempted to defend…
Robust Political Economy
byA promising new book from Mark Pennington: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy This important book offers a comprehensive defence of classical…
Who’s the Real Counterfeiter?
byThe Royal Mint is increasingly wary of criminal gangs copying their efforts. In a sampling of the currency in circulation across Britain in 2008,…
Liam Halligan: Our currency has gone West and stagflation will soon be upon us
byThe excellent Mr Liam Halligan is back on form again with another superb article in today’s Sunday Telegraph. In a smörgåsbord of delights, let…
Sir John Vickers: How to Regulate the Capital and Corporate Structures of Banks?
byThe long-awaited thoughts of Sir John Vickers were published this afternoon and are available to read below: How to Regulate the Capital and Corporate…
One for the weekend: Jim Rickards discusses $100 trillion dollars worth of new debt designed to solve fiat currency problem
byThe upcoming world power elite meeting at Davos will decide that the debt slaves of the world who fund their riches need to be…
Robert P. Murphy: The Theory of Central Banking
byBased heavily upon the brilliant Murray N. Rothbard book, The Mystery of Banking, Robert P. Murphy delivers an excellent lecture on the “theory” (such…
Reactions to Robert Peston’s documentary
byI’ve been really encouraged by the response to Robert Peston’s documentary, Britain’s Banks: Too Big to Save?. Lots of people are waking up to…