From Zero Hedge ::: Lagarde – “We Should Be Happier To Have A Job Than To Have Savings”
Any hopes that the replacement of Mario Draghi, who on Halloween left the ECB more polarized than ever, as the core European nations revolted…
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The Austrian School Warned, the ECB Didn’t Listen
by Alvaro Martin Looking at the current situation, one can easily perceive that our economic environment is not in the best condition. The whole…
Read More100% Banking and Its Advocates: A Brief History
By Edward W. Fuller The 100% reserve plan is often considered a radical proposal for monetary reform. This article discusses the history of 100% banking…
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Benn Steil: Housing Market Points to Recession By Election Day
Looking back at the years preceding the 2008 financial crisis, a critical warning sign was the surging gap between the growth in home prices…
Read MoreThe Coming Regime of the ECB: Radical Centrism
There is a changing of the guard at the European Central Bank this year with two important new appointments. Philip Lane, the governor of…
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For a Virtuous Free Trade: Edmund Burke’s Economic Vision
The following excellent piece is by Kai Weiss, a Research Fellow at the Austrian Economics Center. Download the Study For a Virtuous Free Trade Here Summary Edmund Burke is…
Read MoreHuawei and the Damaging U.S.-China Trade War
by Junhua Zhang On June 15, 2019 President Xi Jinping celebrates his 66th birthday. Even if the date remains a state secret, many China…
Read MoreMises on 100-Percent Reserve Banking
By Edward W. Fuller Economists debate whether Ludwig von Mises advocated free banking or 100 percent reserve banking. This debate is significant. Mises states, “the…
Read MoreAntitrust’s Sordid History
By Donald J. Boudreaux As the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act approached, Robert Bradley wrote a book that included…
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The World Is Growing Tired of Government-Controlled Fiat Currencies
Source: https://mises.org/wire/world-growing-tired-government-controlled-fiat-currencies Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Here in the U.S. the financial markets are focusing on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s herky-jerky monetary…
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