Who predicted the financial crisis?
byI’m currently writing a paper that asks (and possibly helps to answer) this question, and I am curious about something. We all know it’s…
As Safe as Houses?
byThis report from Arden Partners was originally published on the 24th of September. Why have house prices rebounded? In 1776 Adam Smith described Britain…
Art Cashin On The Coming Hyperinflation
byZero Hedge has published a vivid account of hyperinflation by Art Cashin: in 1922, the German Central Bank and the German Treasury took an…
Jeff Tucker: How to Reject the Statist Quo
byJeff Tucker, of Mises.org, discusses the power of ideas, the universality of ideas, and the indestructibility of ideas, at the recent Mises Supporters Summit….
Standard Chartered £3.3bn rights issue
byInteresting news on the wire: 13 October 2010 Standard Chartered PLC RIGHTS ISSUE TO RAISE GBP3.3 BILLION Standard Chartered PLC (“Standard Chartered” or the…
Desai: Building with straws
byMeghnad Desai – Building with straws – Financial Express Though this article suffers from the Ricardian-Marxian cost-of-production fallacy in trying to separate ‘price’ from…
The Staggering Economic Errors Behind The Policy of Quantitative Easing
byIn September of last year, I placed this article up on our web site detailing the theoretical errors behind the policy of quantitative easing….
Tom Woods: Learn Austrian Economics
byIn this crucial time of Keynesian madness, it is essential that everyone who wishes to avoid being wiped out by central planners tries to…
Vienna vs Chicago: Clash of Free-Market Titans
byOn Tuesday the 2nd of November, at 18:30 the IEA will be presenting a lecture by Dr Mark Sousen: Dr Mark Skousen, author of…
FT: Osborne go-ahead for Bank boost
byOn the front page of the Financial Times of Saturday the 9th of Oct 2010, under the title “Osborne go-ahead for Bank boost”, we…