Götterdämmerung – Germany is finished
byFirst published at Paper Money Collapse on Friday: What disturbing and nauseating image greeted us this morning from the covers of the morning papers:…
Economics
Jamie Whyte defends capitalism
byWe’re delighted to announce that Jamie Whyte is now a Senior Fellow at the Cobden Centre. In addition to his articles for The Times,…
Faster, Pussycat! Print! Print!
byIt is a beautiful autumn day in London, unseasonably warm and sunny, the city looking its very best, and I am trying to find…
Richard Sulik’s work is now in English
byFollowing this reporting this I am now pleased to report that Richard Sulik’s work is now available in English. You can download your copy…
New columns in City AM
byThose of you who work in London may have noticed the new “Forum” section of City AM, the free daily newspaper. Cobden Center Advisory…
Europe on the brink
byI came across this excellent report by Boone and Johnson from the Peterson Institute for International Economics on the mechanics of how the Eurozone…
Pollyanna’s prayers
byWell, that was the week that the Pollyanna’s prayers weren’t answered and the Panglosses’ pleas went resolutely unheard. Despite all the unsubtle prompting from…
Operation Twisted Logic – Why the Fed is the problem, not the solution
byI wrote the following essay yesterday for TheStreet.com. Yesterday the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered no real surprises. Its new policy was expected by the…
Menger, Mises and gold
byA view from Vienna … The (financial) world is currently long in questions but short in answers. We believe that gold is still one…
Why easy fiscal and monetary policies make things worse
byMost experts are of the view that still-subdued economic activity requires a more aggressive stance from policy makers in order to revive the economy….