Topic: Sound Money

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

Money Printing is the Only Thing Keeping the System Afloat

– October 19, 2012

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 securities markets, but there are three major underlying problems.

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

Money Mistakes

– October 17, 2012

As I noted not long ago, I find myself in serious disagreement with a portion of the end-the-Fed movement. This is the segment of the movement whose complaints are that the Federal Reserve is “privately owned,” that the Fed does not inflate enough, that interest payments are unjust or inherently unpayable all at once, etc.

Currency, Free Banking, Gold Standard, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

Roads to Sound Money

– October 15, 2012

The Sound Money Project of the Atlas Economic Research Foundation is proud to announce the release of its newest publication, Roads to Sound Money. The project is a compilation of essays featuring some of the most visionary, yet practical thinkers on m …

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

HuffPo’s 11 Myths About the Fed, Refuted

– October 15, 2012

Here are the 11 so-called lies and our responses.

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 …

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

Signs of the Gold Standard Emerging in China?

– October 12, 2012

As noted in last week’s column about the rising recognition by authorities in Germany about the virtues of gold, the gold standard is receiving impressive new recognition internationally.

History, Inflation, Sound Banking, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

Paper Money = Despotism

– October 11, 2012

“Fiat” is money with no intrinsic value beyond whatever an issuing government is able to enforce. When it enjoys a monopoly as currency, fiat inevitably turns the free market functions of money inside out.

Currency, Gold Standard, History, Sound Money, Sound Money Project

What is Money? Krugman’s MMMF Question

– October 9, 2012

These three short articles, written by three Mises scholars, respond to Paul Krugman’s dubious economic theories

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

What Will Benefit From Global Recession? The US Dollar

– October 9, 2012

Understanding the euro’s failure and Triffin’s Paradox helps us understand why the dollar will rise significantly in the years ahead.

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

Easy Money Is Punishing the Middle Class

– October 5, 2012

A policy of low but persistent inflation anesthetizes workers to declining real wages.

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

Death Knells for the US Dollar

– September 28, 2012

The recent decision by the US Federal Reserve to contaminate the financial body until it responds favorably was the last straw in my book.

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

Sound Money: Turkey’s Cure for Oil Dependence

– September 25, 2012

With so much havoc among European nations, Turkey has attracted headlines recently as Europe’s fastest growing economy and the remaining shining star of investment grade on the continent. Though, as CNBC reported, rising oil prices threaten the country …