Central Banking
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The Case For 100% Reserve Banking
by Devin Roundtree Even among the most vocal advocates of returning to a gold standard, a banking system that requires banks to reserve 100% of all deposits redeemable on demand […]
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Livin’ It Up at the Hotel California
The Federal Reserve’s latest moves to reduce borrowing costs and boost the economy could be hard to reverse
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A Golden Path: Reply to Professor Cochran
In his recent Mises Daily article “Fool’s Gold Standards,” John P. Cochran warns his readers against accepting any monetary reform less than that of money created by the free market.
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Forbes Review: Roads to Sound Money
The only plank remaining under notable discussion from either national convention platform of 2012 is the GOP platform’s call for a national monetary commission.
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Central Banks’ Gold Likely Gone
Pay no attention to the men behind the curtain… Money manager Eric Sprott says, “The central banks’ gold is likely gone with no realistic chance of getting it back.” Don’t […]
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Is the Fed Playing Chicken with Inflation?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer prices have risen only 2% since this time last year. But according to my eyes this is nonsense. For example, over the […]
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Pity the Central Banker
If central banking were a stock, you’d go short. Blue-chip mystique still clings to it but you can feel the reputational parabola slowly gathering momentum on the downside. Its projects […]
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China Grasps Value of Gold, Even if U.S. Doesn’t
Many policymakers and experts on the economy in the United States and abroad have recently highlighted the benefits of gold-based monetary policy, and governments have increased their own gold holdings in recent years.
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Prof. Steve H. Hanke: Three Options to Restore Value of Iran’s National Currency
Prof. Steve H. Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics at the Johns Hopkins University believes that Iran is facing hyperinflation, with a monthly inflation rate of nearly 70% per month and its national currency, rial, has lost its value against the U.S. dollar dramatically.
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Iran’s Death Spiral – II
My October 2009 Globe Asia column was titled “Iran’s Death Spiral.” In light of the recent events that have transpired in Iran, I think I might have been onto something back in 2009.
