Topic: International

Central Banking, Currency, Gold Standard, Inflation, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

A Golden Path: Reply to Professor Cochran

– December 5, 2012

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.

Inflation, International, Sound Money Project

Bid Farewell To Pennies And Nickels!

– November 29, 2012

Amazingly, the government is capable of losing money by making money.

Central Banking, Inflation, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

We’re All Currency Manipulators Now

– November 29, 2012

Why currency manipulation is becoming more common

Currency, Energy, Gold Standard, International, Sound Money Project

Are Turkey and Iran Showing the Way…

– November 26, 2012

Loophole in Western Sanctions Allows Iran to Buy Gold in Turkey With Turkish Payments for Gas Imported From Iran

Currency, Gold Standard, International, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

“Fool’s Gold” Standards

– November 12, 2012

Energy, Inflation, International, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

Panic in Persia as Hyperinflation Hits Iran

– November 8, 2012

An overview of Iran’s inflation problem

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Central Banking, Currency, Gold Standard, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

China Grasps Value of Gold, Even if U.S. Doesn’t

– October 29, 2012

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.

Central Banking, Inflation, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Money Project

Prof. Steve H. Hanke: Three Options to Restore Value of Iran’s National Currency

– October 26, 2012

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.

Central Banking, Inflation, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

Iran’s Death Spiral – II

– October 25, 2012

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.

Inflation, International, Sound Money Project

Hanke Uncovers Iranian Currency Hyperinflation

– October 19, 2012

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 the country.

Central Banking, Inflation, International, Monetary Policy, Sound Banking, Sound Money Project

Bad Advice for the Greeks

– October 15, 2012

This summer Roger Bootle won Lord Wolfson’s £250,000 prize for the best advice for a country leaving the European Monetary Union (one may assume that this advice is aimed at Greece).

Currency, Gold Standard, Inflation, International, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

Currencies: Re-evaluating the ghost of gold

– October 12, 2012

Imagine if, over time, as our solar system swings around the Sun, the planet Jupiter suddenly put on a tremendous amount of weight. Over time the gravitational pull of the planets — and the Sun — would begin spinning around Jupiter, causing great celes …