Japan’s easy money tsunami
byThe Bank of Japan has embarked on one of the most inflationary policies ever undertaken. Pledging to inject $1.4 trillion dollars into the economy over the…
Economics
France’s cul-de-sac
byOver a year ago, in the midst of an ongoing economic crisis, François Hollande celebrated his victory over Nicolas Sarkozy in France’s presidential elections….
Gold is being supplied by western governments
byThere has been considerable throughput of gold in western capital markets, with substantial buying from all round the world following the April price crash….
John Embry: ‘everyone should look at Zero Hedge’
byEpisode 131: GoldMoney’s Andy Duncan talks to John Embry, Chief Investment Strategist at Sprott Asset Management (www.sprott.com), about the “Great Gold Takedown”, the road…
A prudent second best
byA great post by George Selgin: Is there a prudent second best? I don’t think I’m adding anything original but as I understand things, George’s…
Haldane: bond bubble is the biggest threat to financial stability
byVia City A.M., Bank official: Bond bubble is the biggest threat to financial stability | City A.M.. OUTSPOKEN Bank of England official Andrew Haldane warned…
Roubini attacks the gold bugs
byEarlier this month, in an article for “Project Syndicate” famous American economist Nouriel Roubini joined the chorus of those who declare that the multi-year run up…
Does the United States owe a lot to Bernanke?
byIn his Financial Times article on June 4th the FT columnist Martin Wolf praised Ben Bernanke for saving the US economy and the world…
The nonsense behind state intervention
byBoth Keynesians and monetarists believe that increased government spending, or more money injected into the economy, is sometimes necessary. The intervention is in the…
Dr. Paul Craig Roberts on gold and gangster capitalism
byEpisode 129: Andy Duncan has the pleasure to interview former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Dr. Paul Craig Roberts. Andy gets straight to it…