Why real interest rates can’t be calculated?
Would it be possible in a world without money to establish the rate of return on present goods in terms of future goods? In…
Is deflation a major threat to the eurozone?
In its October 2012 World Economic Outlook report the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the European Central Bank (ECB) should keep interest rates…
Why Krugman’s view on MMMF is completely wrong
In a recent Mises Daily article Mark Thornton has offered an excellent critique of why Krugman’s attack on the Austrian view of money market…
What’s behind Estonia’s success story?
Against the background of a severe economic crisis in the Euro-zone one is surprised to find a member of the Euro area that is…
Fed’s new monetary plan runs the risk of severely damaging the US economy
The US central bank announced on Thursday September 13, 2012 that it will expand its holdings of long-term securities with open-ended purchases of $40…
Has US monetary policy reached a dead end?
In his various speeches and comments the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke has given the impression that the central bank’s monetary policy…
Is the “fiscal cliff” a threat to the US economy?
The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on August 22nd that scheduled tax increases and spending cuts in 2013 would reverse the current modest…
Economic growth and the pool of funding
The heart of economic growth is the availability of the means of sustenance to support the maintenance and the improvement of an economy’s infrastructure….
Can money pumping solve the European economic crisis?
Recently we have noticed that many more commentators and various important experts have been advocating aggressive monetary pumping by the European Central Bank to…
Inflationary expectations and US economic recovery
On July 3 2012 The Economist raised the issue of whether the Fed can do more to support the US economy given the fact…