Gold Standard
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“Gold Miners Gain on Fed’s Latest Views”
“Miners such as Newmont (NEM) and Silver Wheaton (SLW) galloped to new highs on Wednesday, as gold prices reached another new peak in the wake of the Fed’s latest comments. The Federal Reserve on Tuesday indicated that it was prepared to pump fresh cash into the economy. That drove the dollar lower and boosted gold.”…
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Devaluing the Dollar
“The historical episodes of hyperinflation that we know of consisted of rapidly falling money demand alongside rapidly rising money supply. In general terms, what tends to happen is that after many years of persistently high monetary inflation, people begin to anticipate future monetary inflation. That is, people begin to factor the effects of the expected…
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“Gold Prices Rise Ahead of Fed”
“Gold prices were continuing their climb to $1,300 an ounce as investors bet on the Federal Reserve announcing another round of quantitative easing on Tuesday. If the Fed decides to buy more government bonds and expand the size of its balance sheet, it means the central bank will also need to run its printing presses.…
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Why Gold? — Cato Journal
By Alan Reynolds — Alternative monetary systems cannot be evaluated in isolation, but only in comparison with other arrangements. The question “why gold?” thus divides into two other questions. The first is “compared to what?” The second is “why not?” Criticism of gold usually considers the second question first, as though a superior option was…
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The Reserve-Currency Curse — WSJ
By John D. Mueller POLITICAL ECONOMY The Wall Street Journal Publication Date: September 4, 1986 Since 1971 the world has suffered two great inflations and three recessions. Hopes for a world-wide economic expansion have been interrupted once again, by an economic slowdown and the threat of a trade war. Will the world ever settle down to…
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The Gold Standard: The Case for Another Look — WSJ
By SEAN FIELER AND JEFFREY BELL Washington’s elites are quietly preparing a post-election fiscal compromise that will fund much of President Barack Obama’s domestic spending agenda with huge tax increases. They aim to create a value-added tax and will argue that there is no alternative even though doing so will leave the United States resembling…
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“Burry of ‘The Big Short’ Bets on Farmland, Gold After Profits on Subprime”
“Gold is also a favored investment as central banks issue debt and devalue their currencies, he said. Governments haven’t adequately addressed the causes of the financial crisis and may be sowing the seeds for future problems by borrowing, he said. In the U.S., lawmakers showed they didn’t understand how to prevent another crisis when they…
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Ron Paul Questions Whether There’s Gold at Fort Knox
“Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said he plans to introduce legislation next year to force an audit of U.S. holdings of gold. Paul, a longtime critic of the Federal Reserve and U.S. monetary policy, said he believes it’s “a possibility” that there might not actually be any gold in the vaults of Fort Knox or the…
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“Fed Economic Outlook Sends Investors to Gold”
“The Fed’s commitment to maintaining liquidity and its deteriorating growth outlook are broadly speaking bullish for gold,” said Standard Bank analyst Leon Westgate. Gold is often seen as a stronger store of value than equities and other commodities in times of economic uncertainty, and the metal gained ground after the Federal Open Market Committee on…
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“Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed”
“Spot gold was mostly flat early Monday in a quiet start to the week, as market participants await the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday. Analysts said they expected the Fed’s comments this week to indirectly boost gold.” Read more. “Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed” Matthew Walls The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2010. Image by…
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“Gold Miners Gain on Fed’s Latest Views”
“Miners such as Newmont (NEM) and Silver Wheaton (SLW) galloped to new highs on Wednesday, as gold prices reached another new peak in the wake of the Fed’s latest comments. The Federal Reserve on Tuesday indicated that it was prepared to pump fresh cash into the economy. That drove the dollar lower and boosted gold.”…
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Devaluing the Dollar
“The historical episodes of hyperinflation that we know of consisted of rapidly falling money demand alongside rapidly rising money supply. In general terms, what tends to happen is that after many years of persistently high monetary inflation, people begin to anticipate future monetary inflation. That is, people begin to factor the effects of the expected…
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“Gold Prices Rise Ahead of Fed”
“Gold prices were continuing their climb to $1,300 an ounce as investors bet on the Federal Reserve announcing another round of quantitative easing on Tuesday. If the Fed decides to buy more government bonds and expand the size of its balance sheet, it means the central bank will also need to run its printing presses.…
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Why Gold? — Cato Journal
By Alan Reynolds — Alternative monetary systems cannot be evaluated in isolation, but only in comparison with other arrangements. The question “why gold?” thus divides into two other questions. The first is “compared to what?” The second is “why not?” Criticism of gold usually considers the second question first, as though a superior option was…
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The Reserve-Currency Curse — WSJ
By John D. Mueller POLITICAL ECONOMY The Wall Street Journal Publication Date: September 4, 1986 Since 1971 the world has suffered two great inflations and three recessions. Hopes for a world-wide economic expansion have been interrupted once again, by an economic slowdown and the threat of a trade war. Will the world ever settle down to…
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The Gold Standard: The Case for Another Look — WSJ
By SEAN FIELER AND JEFFREY BELL Washington’s elites are quietly preparing a post-election fiscal compromise that will fund much of President Barack Obama’s domestic spending agenda with huge tax increases. They aim to create a value-added tax and will argue that there is no alternative even though doing so will leave the United States resembling…
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“Burry of ‘The Big Short’ Bets on Farmland, Gold After Profits on Subprime”
“Gold is also a favored investment as central banks issue debt and devalue their currencies, he said. Governments haven’t adequately addressed the causes of the financial crisis and may be sowing the seeds for future problems by borrowing, he said. In the U.S., lawmakers showed they didn’t understand how to prevent another crisis when they…
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Ron Paul Questions Whether There’s Gold at Fort Knox
“Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said he plans to introduce legislation next year to force an audit of U.S. holdings of gold. Paul, a longtime critic of the Federal Reserve and U.S. monetary policy, said he believes it’s “a possibility” that there might not actually be any gold in the vaults of Fort Knox or the…
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“Fed Economic Outlook Sends Investors to Gold”
“The Fed’s commitment to maintaining liquidity and its deteriorating growth outlook are broadly speaking bullish for gold,” said Standard Bank analyst Leon Westgate. Gold is often seen as a stronger store of value than equities and other commodities in times of economic uncertainty, and the metal gained ground after the Federal Open Market Committee on…
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“Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed”
“Spot gold was mostly flat early Monday in a quiet start to the week, as market participants await the Federal Reserve meeting Tuesday. Analysts said they expected the Fed’s comments this week to indirectly boost gold.” Read more. “Gold Is Steady Ahead of Fed” Matthew Walls The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2010. Image by…
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