Italy and the repricing of European government debt
byThe yield spread between 10yr BTPs and Bunds widened 114bp in May Populist and anti-EU politics were the catalyst for this repricing of…
China is in Trouble
byBy Ronald-Peter Stöferle Mark J. Valek Before we discuss the economic situation of China, a few words about China’s strongman, Xi Jinping. The “new…
Living Dangerously
byRegular readers of Goldmoney’s Insights should be aware by now that the cycle of business activity is fuelled by monetary policy, and that the periodic booms…
A Forerunner of the Austrian School in Nineteenth-Century Spain
byby David Chávez Salazar In 1952, the British economist Marjorie Grice-Hutchinson discovered that the Spanish scholastics of the seventeenth century, gathered around the School…
Baku Summit: A Shared Future
byIt was a pleasure speaking on a panel at the “Baku Summit: A Shared Future” in Azerbaijan last week. I spoke on a panel…
James Madison’s Essay on Money
byThe following is by James Madison, the primary author of the US Constitution and fourth president. For those who wish to get a…
Central Banking: It’s alive!!
byIn his recent posting on Linked In, entitled, ‘The death of macro-prudential’, Stuart Trow of the EBRD delivered a well-aimed broadside at the pitiable…
The Role of Shadow Banking in the Business Cycle
byBy Arkadiusz Sieroń 1The process of lending and the uninterrupted flow of credit to the real economy no longer rely only on banks, but…
Should the Fed print money to accommodate demand for money?
byFor most economists and commentators the main role of the Fed is to keep the supply and demand for money in equilibrium. Whenever an…