The Present Fiat Monetary System Is Breaking Down
The fiat monetary system is slowly breaking down, taking the economy with it.
Money and Banks
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A Short Essay on Sound Monetary Policy
In a market economy, gold is sound money. There is no need for monetary authorities when gold rules.
Father Time versus Central Bankers
Only Father Time helps us cut through the policy nonsense and understand interest rates conceptually.
And So It Begins: Digital Currency Becomes Possible in Our Future
While monetary authorities and progressives would like to have a digital currency implemented, it is a backward step for monetary freedom.
No Surprise: Wall Street Wants to Raise the Target Inflation Rate above 2 Percent
Twenty-six years ago, the debate was over whether or not the target inflation rate should be raised from zero to 2 percent. Now we're being told it should be 4 or 6 percent.
The Origins of the Federal Reserve
Where did this thing called the Fed come from? This essay reads like a detective story. The Fed did not originate as a policy response to national need. It was founded by two groups of elites: government officials and large financial and banking interests. And professional economists.
The Reichsbank: Germany’s Central Bank Lays Foundation of Monetary Disaster
Long before there was the infamous German inflation of 1923, the Reichsbank created the scenario of monetary debasement.
Why Investors Are Obsessed with the Fed “Pivot”
Investors should not care whether the Fed pivots or not if they analyze investment opportunities based on fundamentals and not on monetary laughing gas.
Digital Currency: The Fed Moves toward Monetary Totalitarianism
One hardly can imagine a better tool of social control than a digital currency. Not surprisingly, US monetary authorities are moving in that direction.
Why Central Banks Will Choose Recession Over Inflation
The “gas-prices excuse” for inflation will evaporate, and that will be the key test for central banks. The “supply chain excuse” has already disappeared, as has the "transient inflation" claim.
