News from Commissar Charles Bean
byNews flash from the Commissariat of Monetary, Mystical and Magical Affairs: A glorious bountiful future is upon us! Science has conclusively proven that savings…
Economics
Booth v Blanchflower
byAs reported at the IEA, here’s Prof Philip Booth discussing the current outlook for the British economy on the Sky News Jeff Randall programme.
Halligan: Printing money and hoping for the best
byThere’s another great article from Liam Halligan in The Telegraph, recapping how we got to our current situation, and considering the impact of further…
Peter Schiff: Markets, Gold Bubble, Summers, Bernanke, Obama, Tepper
byAs regular viewers of Peter Schiff’s video blog channel will already know, there are ups and downs in his output. However, last Friday’s show…
I’m sure I had another tenner here somewhere
byIt’s the injustice of the current system that feels so appallingly wrong. If you do not work in the financial services industry or for…
Peter Schiff: Gold and the dollar
byIn the first of three new videos, the first one dated September the 14th, Peter Schiff reflects upon last week’s rise in the precious…
Is there a link between unemployment and economic growth?
byMost commentators are of the view that the key for US economic recovery is drastically lowering the number of unemployed Americans. Once more people…
Khan Academy: Fractional Reserve Banking
byAs someone who makes part of his living from explaining to other people how various aspects of the banking industry work, I am a…
Cable’s anger is misdirected
byVince Cable’s recent attack on capitalism has predictably and deservedly generated a lot of comment. His remarks might have gone unreported in previous years,…
David Miliband’s Rejection of State-Directed Socialism
byDriving back from work a couple of weeks ago, I caught a radio 4 interview with David Miliband. As I said here, he has…