Sound Money (Gold) Versus Fiat Money (Unbacked): Effects On The Boom-Bust Cycle
The key to the emergence of the boom-bust cycle is the expansion in money supply out of “thin air.” The increase in the supply of gold has…
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Dude, Where’s My Inflation?
From time to time, goldbugs and other economists on the saner end of the spectrum warn of the inflationary dangers of modern central bank policies…
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Gold closed below $1300 when Ronnie last joined us, and with gold above $1500 now, trust us when we say you won’t want to miss this week’s show…
Continue readingCan Central Banks Avoid Booms And Busts With The ‘Right’ Amount Of Money Creation?
Within the framework of a free market, there cannot be such thing as “too little” or “too much” money, as long as…
Continue readingRay Dalio’s Hollow Lament On Wealth Inequality
Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio is just the latest billionaire to call for government to save us from guys like him, but his call is one ugly mess. Here’s why…
Continue readingVelcro, Straws & More: Capitalists (Unlike Environmentalists) Make Life Easier For Disabled
Useless products from greedy capitalists just trying to make a buck, or new products and services the world might be willing to pay for?
Continue readingJohn Rubino: What Blows-Up First? ‘Almost Junk’ Bonds
Hundreds of US companies are about to have their bond ratings cut to junk. Here’s why that’s a major problem for the markets and the economy…
Continue readingSound Money And Human Liberty Are Inextricably Linked
What’s the relationship between liberty and sound money, and what hinders going back to sound money? Here’s a look into those questions and more…
Continue readingWhy We Need Savings To Produce What We Need
“Any so-called economic growth…can only be on account of the private sector that manages to grow the pool of real savings…”
Continue readingMore Important Than Gold Is FREEDOM | Dr. Richard M. Ebeling
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Libertarian author Dr. Richard M. Ebeling says the monetary system should be set free of government control. Here’s more…
Continue readingIs The US Dollar Rally Over, Or Is The Rally Far From Over?
The US economy looks relatively better than the rest of the world. This has implications for the dollar going forward. Here’s insight from Brent Johnson…
Continue readingGDP Growth Is Not The Same Thing As Real Economic Growth
Movements in GDP cannot tell us what is going on in the real economy. If anything, GDP can actually provide us with a false impression. Here’s why…
Continue readingEconomic Winter Is Coming (And It Might Be Unusually Severe)
Very few mainstream economists are currently forecasting a recession, but here’s why one is coming, and why it may be very severe…
Continue readingRonnie Stoeferle: It’s Time To Say Goodbye To The Equity Markets (And Hello To The Trigger For Gold)
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SD Metals & Markets: Ronnie Stoeferle of In Gold We Trust breaks-down the most important issues going into the second half of 2018. Here’s the details…
Continue readingWhat’s Wrong With The Field Of Mainstream Economics Today? Only Everything And Then Some
Economists at the Fed are nothing more than a big ‘special interest group’. This has serious implications for Main St and your Average Joe. Here’s why…
Continue readingRussia’s Slow Walk To Financial Independence
“With the number of people within President Putin’s government that still want good relations with the West…it continues to keep Russia’s economy weaker…”
Continue readingPeter Schiff: Capitalism Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Have It!
Ben Bernanke’s biggest critic Peter Schiff gave CNBC an earful this weekend enlightening MSM viewers that the current central banks managed faux capitalism practiced by the west is… gasp…NOT CAPITALISM!
Continue readingAlasdair Macleod: An Austrian Take on Inflation
To the Austrians inflation is an increase in the quantity of money and credit. Inflation is not defined as rising prices; this is the long-run result of inflation in the quantity […]
Continue readingHistory Of The Austrian School Of Economics — Charles Horton
Austrian Economics is an accumulation of 500 years of economic thinking. In this excellent podcast with Eric Dubin, Carles Horton documents the history of the Austrian School of Economics, and […]
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