Animal Farm
bySept. 17 (Bloomberg) — Private investors in China, the world’s largest metals user, have stockpiled “substantial” quantities of copper as the government ramps up…
Economics
The Superhighway to Serfdom
byBy kind permission of Sean Corrigan, we make available the September edition of his Resource Ruminations “Superhighway to Serfdom”: “The danger of modern liberty…
Can the Manipulation of Interest Rates Create Wealth?
byThe Cobden Centre’s Chairman, Toby Baxendale, explores whether cheaper money will make for greater prosperity. You often hear politicians and economic commentators say that…
It is no time for Westminster to be squeamish over spending cuts – Telegraph
byPresident of the Adam Smith Institute Madsen Pirie says, “It is no time to be squeamish”: The Government is trying to pitch the debate…
Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working – Guy Fawkes’ blog
byTaking a line with which we closely identify, Guido writes Pound Whacked After Mervyn King Admits : QE Isn’t Working: The pound is getting whacked…
Gordon Brown, the Destroyer of our Economy
byThe Cobden Centre’s Chairman, Toby Baxendale, explores Gordon Brown’s total responsibility for the meltdown of the UK economy. It is said that the USA…
New Book Reveals the Total Cost of Gordon Brown’s mishandling of the economy as £3 TRILLION
byVia the Taxpayers’ Alliance: That’s £50,000 for every man, woman and child in the UK In their new book Fleeced! Matthew Elliott, CEO of…
Don’t regulate banking – liberalise it
byWriting in the Guardian, Dr Anthony J Evans calls for liberalisation of banking. Barack Obama’s speech on Monday to Wall Street outlines an overhaul…
Moral Markets and Honest Money
byRevised and updated: reconciling our conflicting views of the market through consistent principle and morality. This post originally appeared on www.stevebaker.info. A Christian friend…
‘Footsie pushes above 5,000’ but it will not last
byUpdate: As the Footsie pushes above 5,000, we bring this post forwards and refer readers to Why is the FTSE going up? Hopes for a…