The most insidious effects of fractional reserve banking
byThis article was previously published as an addendum to a longer piece on 19 November 2010. The most insidious of all of the unintended…
Economics
The euro – lessons from history
byWhen currencies and monetary arrangements have broken down it has always been because the currency issuer can no longer fight the lure of the…
Dominic Frisby: In Gold We Trust?
byDominic Frisby speaks to Michael Green and Matthew Bishop, authors of a new book about the future of money: In Gold We Trust? The…
Is gold in a bubble?
byTo answer this question is not straightforward. As the gold-sceptics keep reminding us, gold pays no coupon and no dividend, it does not offer…
Here be dragons
byInevitably, when yet another false dawn for the Sinomaniacs turned into a lowering twilight, the newswire reporting surrounding the latest Chinese PMI numbers included…
Sovereign debt crisis going from bad to worse
byThe eurozone continues to keep us in suspense in the wake of the French elections, and pending the second Greek election in as many…
Gold Wars, Ferdinand Lips
byIn Gold Wars, Swiss banker Ferdinand Lips sets out the case that gold and freedom are inseparable. Over 254 pages, he shows how governments…
Jan Skoyles Interviewed on RT
byJan Skoyles of The Real Asset Company was recently interviewed by Max Keiser on Russia Today. In an insightful interview, Jan goes into detail…
Money printing to the max
byThere is a big shift in political sentiment among G8 leaders towards less austerity and more emphasis on economic growth, which was evident at…
Putting it all behind us
byAll consumption is either by individuals, or by the government. Having treated of the consumption of individuals, it only remains that we treat of…