Monetary Economics
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$3000/Ounce: Why The Oldest Money Just Hit Its Newest High
Gold has outlasted every issued currency from the pharaohs to the Fed. Amid inflation and policy uncertainty, investors are fleeing to history’s safest haven.
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Price Growth Slows in February
The money supply is growing about as fast as money demand. But there’s no reason to settle for 3.0 percent inflation.
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BRICS 2025: Expansion, De-Dollarization, and the Shift Toward a Multipolar World
The expansion of BRICS and its de-dollarization efforts carry significant implications for the United States and a more multi-polar world.
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Did Inflation Really Elect Trump? The Case for a Deeper Economic Frustration
Under the last administration, real wage growth was lower and inflation higher. The disaffected American worker saw Trump as a potential solution.
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Is a Fort Knox ‘Audit’ Prelude to a Gold Revaluation?
Speculation is growing that an official audit could be the first step toward a formal revaluation of America’s gold reserves, still recorded at an outdated $42.22 per ounce despite the market price approaching $3,000 per ounce.
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The Fed’s Triple Mandate Problem: It’s Time to End the Confusion
Central banking as a matter of law conflicts with central banking as a matter of policy.
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‘Audit the Fed’: Meaning and Risks
The real risk in passing an “Audit the Fed” bill lies in the high likelihood of politicizing monetary policy even more.
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Golden Hiccups in our Modern Financial System
A gap between the price of gold in London and the price in New York led to arbitrage, even launching some bullion-bearing ships.
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Powell’s Revisionist History of Inflation Targeting
Inflation wasn’t transitory, and neither is the blame for it. Powell’s attempt to rewrite history just doesn’t match the data.
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Business Conditions Monthly December 2024
Economic conditions appeared set to improve, but renewed inflation, consumer strain, and unrelenting policy uncertainty are keeping business and investment decisions on hold.
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$3000/Ounce: Why The Oldest Money Just Hit Its Newest High
Gold has outlasted every issued currency from the pharaohs to the Fed. Amid inflation and policy uncertainty, investors are fleeing to history’s safest haven.
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•
Price Growth Slows in February
The money supply is growing about as fast as money demand. But there’s no reason to settle for 3.0 percent inflation.
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•
BRICS 2025: Expansion, De-Dollarization, and the Shift Toward a Multipolar World
The expansion of BRICS and its de-dollarization efforts carry significant implications for the United States and a more multi-polar world.
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•
Did Inflation Really Elect Trump? The Case for a Deeper Economic Frustration
Under the last administration, real wage growth was lower and inflation higher. The disaffected American worker saw Trump as a potential solution.
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•
Is a Fort Knox ‘Audit’ Prelude to a Gold Revaluation?
Speculation is growing that an official audit could be the first step toward a formal revaluation of America’s gold reserves, still recorded at an outdated $42.22 per ounce despite the market price approaching $3,000 per ounce.
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The Fed’s Triple Mandate Problem: It’s Time to End the Confusion
Central banking as a matter of law conflicts with central banking as a matter of policy.
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•
‘Audit the Fed’: Meaning and Risks
The real risk in passing an “Audit the Fed” bill lies in the high likelihood of politicizing monetary policy even more.
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•
Golden Hiccups in our Modern Financial System
A gap between the price of gold in London and the price in New York led to arbitrage, even launching some bullion-bearing ships.
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•
Powell’s Revisionist History of Inflation Targeting
Inflation wasn’t transitory, and neither is the blame for it. Powell’s attempt to rewrite history just doesn’t match the data.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly December 2024
Economic conditions appeared set to improve, but renewed inflation, consumer strain, and unrelenting policy uncertainty are keeping business and investment decisions on hold.