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Thorsten Polleit

Thorsten Polleit

Thorsten Polleit is chief economist of the precious-metals firm Degussa Goldhandel GmbH. He is also an honorary professor at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. He is an adjunct scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute and was awarded the 2012 O.P. Alford III Prize in Libertarian Scholarship. His website is <a href="http://www.thorsten-polleit.com/">www.Thorsten-Polleit.com</a>. Send him <a href="mailto:thorstenpolleit@yahoo.de">mail</a>.

Economics1 March 18<26 February 18

How Central Banks Stoke Stock Prices

Reading through Security Analysis, the roadmap for investing first published in 1934 by Benjamin Graham and David L. Dodd, I learned something quite interesting: The basis…

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Central Banks Put a Safety Net Under Financial Markets
Economics30 January 18<28 January 18

Central Banks Put a Safety Net Under Financial Markets

Most early business cycle indicators suggest that the global economy is pretty much roaring ahead. Production and employment are rising. Firms keep investing and…

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Economics13 December 17<9 December 17

The Fed’s Great Unwind: Will It Sink Us?

In the eyes of many people, the Federal Reserve (Fed) is an indispensable institution. We are told it supports growth and employment, fends off…

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Are Markets Really as Calm as they Seem?
Economics28 November 17<26 November 17

Are Markets Really as Calm as they Seem?

Indicators for financial market “stress” have reached their lowest levels in decades. For instance, stock market volatility has never been this low since the…

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Central Banks Are Hiding the True Price of Risk
Economics21 August 17<21 August 17

Central Banks Are Hiding the True Price of Risk

If you invest your money, you will have to deal with numerous risks. For instance, if you buy a bond, you run the risk…

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The Fed Remains on Course – to Trouble
Economics3 August 17<31 July 17

The Fed Remains on Course – to Trouble

The Federal Reserve (Fed) is widely expected to continue to tighten its monetary policy this year. According to a latest Reuters Poll, the Fed…

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How Long Can the Fed Keep the Boom Going?
Economics6 June 17<4 June 17

How Long Can the Fed Keep the Boom Going?

The US bond market trades at a quite high valuation. For instance, the 10-year US Treasury bond presents a price earnings (PE) ratio of…

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The Next Step in Europe’s Negative-Interest-Rate Experiment
Money11 April 17<10 April 17

The Next Step in Europe’s Negative-Interest-Rate Experiment

The European Central Bank (ECB) pushed its deposit rate to minus 0.4 percent in April 2016: Since then, euro area banks must pay 0.4…

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Money16 September 16<12 September 16

Central Banks May Choose Helicopter Money Over Negative Rates

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is considering raising rates. Is the “normalization” of interest rates about to happen which savers and investors have been…

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Money4 February 16<1 February 16

How the Blockchain and Gold Can Work Together

A look into monetary history shows that people, when given freedom of choice, opted for precious metals as money. This doesn’t come as a…

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