Birth and Death of the Celtic Tiger
byIn 2008 Eurostat reported that Ireland was the second richest country in the EU. Less than three years later, Max Keiser presents us with…
Economics
Mervyn King’s “Operation Bernhard”
byThe UK is in sorry shape today. The British can at least take comfort in knowing that things are still not anywhere near as…
Liam Halligan: America appears to be sleepwalking towards disaster – does no one care?
byHere is an excerpt from Liam Halligan’s splendid piece in today’s Telegraph: There is now, according to S&P, “at least a one in three…
BBC Radio 4: Bailout Boys Go to Dublin
byA fascinating BBC Radio 4 documentary was broadcast today, detailing the story of the Irish government’s recent bailout by the ECB. It is available…
BBC Newsnight: What do record gold prices tell us about the state of the world economy?
byIn frivolous mood a couple of weeks ago, I wrote the following within a Cobden Centre article: “In the meantime, when the BBC Newsnight…
Economist Jesús Huerta de Soto discusses the real causes of the financial crisis
bySpeaking of James Turk, via his GoldMoney Foundation he sponsors various educational initiatives in the splendid and necessary cause of sound money. A recent…
James Turk: The edge of chaos
byFor all of you King World News fans out there, there’s an interesting interview just out between Eric King and James Turk: KWN Interview,…
The Paper Bureaucracy
byGordon Brown as the next head of the IMF? What a splendid idea – at least as long as Charlie Sheen is not available….
No room for Austrians at Bretton Woods?
byThe Telegraph reports The reason why many reach for the rose-tinted spectacles when recalling Bretton Woods is because it marked a rare moment of…
Inflation Explained
byYou might remember a remarkable YouTube from Omid Malekan, a few months ago, entitled Quantitative Easing Explained. Well, he has been busy again, with…