Pertinent Category: Sound Money Project

The Sound Money Project was founded in January 2009 to conduct research and promote awareness about monetary stability and financial privacy. The project is comprised of leading academics and practitioners in money, banking, and macroeconomics. It offers regular commentary and in-depth analysis on monetary policy, alternative monetary systems, financial markets regulation, cryptocurrencies, and the history of monetary and macroeconomic thought. For the latest on sound money issues, subscribe to our working paper series and follow along on Twitter or Facebook.

Advisory Board: Steve H. Hanke, Jerry L. Jordan, Lawrence H. White
Director: William J. Luther
Senior Fellows: Nicolás Cachanosky, Gerald P. DwyerJoshua R. Hendrickson, Thomas L. Hogan, Gerald P. O’Driscoll, Jr., Alexander W. Salter
Fellows: J.P. Koning

“Dollar Weakens Versus Euro as Treasury Yields Decline Before Fed Meeting”

– December 10, 2010

“The dollar fell against the euro, paring a weekly gain, on speculation Federal Reserve policy makers on Dec. 14 will discuss a plan to extend Treasury purchases to support growth. The dollar dropped as benchmark Treasury yields declined for a second d …

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Back to Basics with the Sound Money Forum

– December 10, 2010

As many of you may know, Sound Money received a real boost on Tuesday, December 7. Atlas, in partnership with Freedomworks, hosted a monetary policy forum. For full details and to watch the forum, refer to this earlier post. Since then, interest has be …

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“More Than Half of Americans Want Fed Reined In Or Abolished”

– December 9, 2010

“Americans across the political spectrum say the Fed shouldn’t retain its current structure of independence. Asked if the central bank should be more accountable to Congress, left independent or abolished entirely, 39 percent said it should be held mor …

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Ben Bernanke’s Bond Bunk

– December 8, 2010

“Here’s the problem in the main: Bernanke’s only tool to “tighten” monetary policy means selling bonds into the market and taking in cash from the system. But what happens if he holds bonds that have all gone down in value? He gets screwed, that’s what …

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Money Printing and 100% Confidence, Day 4

– December 8, 2010

“[Bernanke is] a different man, somehow, and likely not for the better as growing dissent amongst even his own Federal Reserve board has no doubt made him less confident in his actions today than he was 18 months ago when there was near unanimity from …

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“David Einhorn Explains How QE2 Will Affect The Average American…”

– December 8, 2010

“Basically, the Fed just threw away $600 + billion because QE2 “will be counterproductive,” [David Einhorn] told Rose, according to Bloomberg. “The goal of quantitative easing right now is to raise the inflation rate. If you do raise the price of cloth …

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“Jon Stewart Busts Fed Chair Ben Bernanke on ‘Printing Money'”

– December 8, 2010

“Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is so busted. Comedy Central host Jon Stewart added his voice to others who caught the central banker contradicting himself over whether or not the Fed is “printing money” through its actions to bolster the econom …

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No Doubt Ben Bernanke Is Sincere, But What If He Is Sincerely Wrong?

– December 7, 2010

“As you no doubt know, Ben Bernanke gave an interview tonight on CBS 60 Minutes. Let me stress once again, as I have in the past, that I consider Ben Bernanke one of the most genuinely nice guys among elite economist I have had the good fortunate to me …

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“Credit-Card Borrowing Dips, but Student Loans Jump”

– December 7, 2010

“Consumer credit outstanding increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.7%, up by $3.4 billion to $2.4 trillion, a Federal Reserve report said Tuesday. The gain was the second in as many months following 19 straight losses. Economists surveyed …

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A Guide to Sound Money

– December 7, 2010

A Guide to Sound Money The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is proud to introduce A Guide to Sound Money. Click here to download a PDF of the guide This pocket guide, co-published byAtlasFreedomWorks, offers a concise, powerful introduction to Sound …

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Sound Money at the Capitol – Dec. 7

– December 7, 2010

Given that our country is still reeling from the recessionary effects of bad monetary policies, the times call for serious conversations about sound money. It is critical that the principles of sound money inform our policy directions if America is to …

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“The Fed’s Contrarian Has A Wary Eye on the Past”

– December 7, 2010

“Mr. Hoenig’s latest, loudest objections, aimed at the Fed’s risky $600 billion infusion into the markets to reinvigorate the economy, have made him a champion of the Fed’s critics in Congress, on Wall Street and among business leaders, who, like Mr. H …

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