Passing the baton
byIn my previous article I explored the disco-ordinating effects of unnatural interest rates. Let us go back for a moment to construct a simplified…
Economics
Mainstream support for accounting reform
by Gordon KerrThe Guardian: Bank of England official calls for bespoke accounting standards for banks The Telegraph: New bank accounting rules needed to avoid another crisis,…
All spent out
by Sean CorriganWhile the examples from my previous article may well complete our bestiary of what does and does not constitute inflationary credit formation, what we…
Out of Mises’s frying pan
by Sean CorriganI concluded yesterday’s article with a note of caution: we should strictly talk here of such a swollen, but partly immobilized supply of money…
Save Our Savers
by Dr Tim EvansAs anyone who is familiar with The Cobden Centre will know, we are hugely critical of politicised monetary regimes, the Sovietised machinations of central…
To QE or not to QE?
by Anthony J. EvansI was recently quoted in Management Today with some thoughts on current monetary policy: The Bank of England’s policy rate has been historically low…
Money, credit and inflation
by Sean CorriganAs if there were not enough confusion over what policy the authorities should pursue and when in order to extract themselves from a mess…
TCC doubles its media coverage since September
by Dr Tim EvansEarlier this morning I updated The Cobden Centre’s media page. Since September we have not only again doubled the volume of our coverage but…
TCC’s Detlev Schlichter delivers important victory on BBC Radio 4
by Dr Tim EvansI am delighted that yesterday morning TCC Senior Fellow Detlev Schlichter did our ideas proud on BBC Radio 4’s show Start the Week. On…
The final countdown
by Tim Price“Under the circumstances, discussions with Greece and the official sector are paused for reflection on the benefits of a voluntary approach.” Debt talks “have…