Do financial markets have superior knowledge?
By Dr Frank Shostak We suggest that what is labelled as financial markets are various individuals engaged in the buying and selling of financial…
Dr Frank Shostak is a leading Austrian economist and director of Applied Austrian School Economics Ltd, which aims to assess the direction of various markets using the Austrian School methodology. AASE aims to make Austrian economics accessible to businessmen.
By Dr Frank Shostak We suggest that what is labelled as financial markets are various individuals engaged in the buying and selling of financial…
By Dr Frank Shostak Most economic commentators consider a weakening in economic statistics such as gross domestic product (GDP) as indicative of a weakening…
By Dr Frank Shostak Most financial commentators are of the view that increases in the stock market strengthens economic growth. The reason being because…
By Dr Frank Shostak For most economists and financial commentators, the heart of economic growth is the demand for goods and services. It is…
By Dr Frank Shostak By the popular way of thinking, the key cause that sets a general increase in prices is inflationary expectations. For…
By Dr Frank Shostak On January 31, 2025, US President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada…
By Dr Frank Shostak Often various factors are perceived to be important in determining a currency rate of exchange. For instance, for some commentators…
By Dr Frank Shostak Could an increase in the demand for money counteract the effect of an increase in the money supply? Now, an…
By Dr Frank Shostak Assumptions that some economists are employing in their theories appear to be detached from the real world. For example, in…
By Dr Frank Shostak Why do individuals pay higher prices for some goods versus other goods? The common reply to this is the law…