Inflation
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Bid Farewell To Pennies And Nickels!
Amazingly, the government is capable of losing money by making money.
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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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What You Should Know About Inflation
Although first published in 1960, the book is every bit as readable and valid today as it was then.
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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.
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Gold Can Save Us From Disaster
A new gold standard is crucial. The disasters that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are inflicting on us with their funny-money policies are enormous and underappreciated.
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Hanke Uncovers Iranian Currency Hyperinflation
Steve H. Hanke, Professor of Applied Economics and Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, and his team of 10 undergraduates, known as the bullpen, were the first ones to come to the realization that Iran was undergoing hyperinflation after studying the black market exchange rate in…
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Money Printing is the Only Thing Keeping the System Afloat
The hyperbolic trend increase in the quantity of money is a reflection of this necessity, implying that if the Fed’s money issuance is at a slower rate than required, then strains will appear in the financial system. There are a number of reasons behind this monetary acceleration, not least the need to perpetuate bubbles in…
