The Week Ahead | 05/13/2019
Recent Developments and Headlines Well, last week we saw Volatility come back to the market because of the Trade War, VIX increase 19% to close at 16.04 up from 12.87…
The Best and Worst Performing Wealth Markets in the Last 10 Years
The chart says it all, so we are going to let our readers simply take it in. While there are some common reasons why our wealth is being created or…
Inflation: The Rumors of its Death are Greatly Exaggerated
Speaking at Grant’s spring conference, Steve Hanke, master monetary economist, described the money creating business in the US as “Pretty much everything is well-behaved.” While the Fed does its best…
Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
Europe is imploding in slow motion. The European Union is another layer of government that is smothering everything in sight, as it seeks to own and control everything that takes…
The Week Ahead | 05/06/2019
The end of Q1 had the most economic data points in the week of the year. There are many models and excel sheets that will be crunching the numbers in…
Economic Models vs. The Real World
The government’s releases of various economic indicators such as GDP, CPI, and unemployment receive wide coverage in the media. In a measured and authoritative voice, various economists and other experts…
Private Property, Public Purpose
There is a lot of talk about socialism and communism in the public square these days. More people, particularly young people who are saddled with societal debts, are becoming open…
Countries with “Free Tuition” Often Have Fewer College Graduates
One of our favorite sayings is, “If you think it is expensive now, just wait till it’s free.” We are seeing this in real time. The more people get “free”…
Can Central Banks Avoid Booms and Busts with the “Right” Amount of Money Creation?
Most economists are of the view that a growing economy requires a growing money stock because economic growth gives rise to a greater demand for money, which must be accommodated.
Why Bother Studying Economic Theory?
What is most exciting about the Austrian methodology of economic inquiry is that, to quote Mises himself, it does not relegate economics to the classrooms, to the “statistical offices,” and…