Topic: Financial Markets

Business Conditions, Financial Markets, Inflation, Research

Business Conditions Monthly October 2023

– December 4, 2023

“While we continue to impartially and vigilantly assess incoming data, our current analysis still points to a recession occurring before September 2024 as the most probable scenario.” ~Peter C. Earle

Energy, Environmentalism, Financial Markets, Regulation

A Short Guide to ESG: Advocates

– November 29, 2023

“I have categorized organizations by their function and highlighted a few organizations worth knowing in each category, from high-level, broad advocacy to nitty-gritty implementation.” ~Paul Mueller

Business Conditions, Economic Trends, Financial Markets

Business Conditions Monthly September 2023

– November 8, 2023

“While we refrain from providing a specific magnitude for our recession forecast and acknowledge the possibility of inaccuracies or outright error, we maintain our contention that the US will enter an economic recession by September 2024.” ~Peter C. Earle

Environmentalism, Financial Markets, Government, Regulation

A Short ESG Guide: Introduction

– November 4, 2023

“What many find most troubling is how much social control will be exerted by undemocratic and anti-market forces with little accountability.” ~Paul Mueller

Economic Trends, Financial Markets, Free Banking, Regulation

Get Ready to Kiss Your Credit Card Rewards Goodbye

– September 20, 2023

“The benign-sounding Credit Card Competition Act is a double whammy. It’s not just a threat to my credit card rewards; It’s a violation of my libertarian principles.” ~Jon Miltimore

Central Banking, Currency, Financial Markets, International, Sound Money Project

Dollarization and the Lender of Last Resort

– September 11, 2023

“Typically, there is little risk of losing a lender of last resort in countries with troubled currencies that are considering dollarization because such countries don’t have a lender of last resort to lose.” ~ Nicolas Cachanosky

Cryptocurrency, Economic Education, Financial Markets, Technology

My Big Cryptocurrency Pyramid Scheme

– August 26, 2023

“I like to explore innovations that promise not violent overthrow but rather ways to undermine or circumvent unjust authorities or corrupt incumbents.” ~ Max Borders

Central Banking, Financial Markets, Gold Standard, International

Dedollarization, the BRICS Expansion, and Sound Money

– August 24, 2023

“Russia and China are leading an effort to not only strengthen cooperation between the five nation BRICS core but to expand the membership of BRICS into a ‘BRICS+.’” ~ Peter C. Earle

Capitalism, Economic Education, Financial Markets, Regulation

The SEC Limits Most People’s Investment Opportunities

– August 1, 2023

“The bill that the US House passed by a voice vote would require the SEC to develop a test to determine whether someone is knowledgeable enough to forgo the investor protections built into public offerings to the general public.” ~ Gerald P. Dwyer

Business Conditions, Financial Markets, Inflation

Business Conditions Monthly April 2023

– May 30, 2023

“AIER’s April Business Conditions Monthly indicators reflect the disparate, and to some extent offsetting economic signals emergent within the US economy today.” ~ Peter C. Earle

Financial Markets, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

Waller Offers Common Sense View on Financial Risks of Climate Change

– May 29, 2023

“Climate-related innovation does not seem to pose a unique risk to the financial system. And lenders have a long history of adapting to technological innovation.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger

Financial Markets, Inflation, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

Three Proposals for Price Stability

– May 20, 2023

“As a ‘dark horse’ candidate, Ramaswamy has a greater burden of proof before the electorate. He needs to prove his policy proposals are a cut above his rivals’.” ~ Alexander W. Salter