Topic: Sound Money

Second Annual Sound Money Essay Contest

– December 30, 2010

Is the world economy in crisis because it lacks the fundamentals of sound money?  If you believe that sound money is the key to our recovery, tell us why.    Join Atlas’s 2nd Annual Sound Money Essay Contest and win cash prizes.  This  year’s theme is …

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Fed Swap Lines Purposefully Keeping Dollar Weak

– December 23, 2010

“In layman’s terms, we can think of a swap line as a standing guarantee of U.S. dollar liquidity. If you (as a central banker) ever need greenbacks in a pinch, you know you’ll be able to procure them instantly, no matter how “tight” the open market may …

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“Money Rules” – Scott Sumner

– December 17, 2010

“There is no laissez faire in fiat money. If the Fed holds the money supply constant, it will be changing the interest rate and the price level. And if it holds interest rates constant, it loses control over the price level and money supply. As a resul …

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“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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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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“Domestic Inflation Versus International Solvency” – Gary North

– December 2, 2010

“The nation which indulges itself with an inflationary “boom” inev itably faces the economic conse quences: either runaway inflation or a serious recession-depression. If the inflation should cease, unem ployment will increase, and the earlier forecast …

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“Totally Standard Hyper-Inflation”

– December 1, 2010

“Sure, buying and selling government debt in the open-market is how central banks control short-term interest rates. That’s why the Fed Funds rate is a target, and the actual outcome in the marketplace is instead known as the Effective Fed Funds. Biddi …

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“The Return of Stagflation”

– November 30, 2010

“We are entering an era of high inflation, to judge by the massive growth of the money supply in the United States, Europe and Asia, and the stubbornness of central bankers who insist that high unemployment demands the creation of even more money. The …

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“The Dance of the Dollar” – Steve Hanke

– November 30, 2010

“The dance of the dollar counts — and it counts a lot. With few exceptions, when the dollar weakens against the euro, commodity prices soar, and when the dollar soars against the euro, commodity prices plunge. Every commodity trader knows the importanc …

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“Public Still Feels Inflation’s Pinch” – WSJ

– November 29, 2010

“Of course, the inflation any individual faces almost surely differs from the government’s aggregate data. Outside of housing, middle-income consumers have experienced more inflation than other income groups over the past year, in part because they dev …

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