Monetary Economics
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Can the Fed Continue to Fight Inflation without Risking a Financial Crisis?
“In principle, the Fed has the ability to provide liquidity to the banking system while simultaneously reducing the incentives banks have to make loans.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger
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Krugman’s Magic Act
“We’ve reached a point where the political class’s primary concern is no longer doing what’s best for the economy, but getting around the letter of the law while fooling the public as to what they’re really doing.” ~ Antony Davies
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The Future of Money & Banking: Bitcoin, Fractional Reserve, and Free Markets (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand and George Selgin discuss the merits of free banking, Keynesian economics, and the potential for a Bitcoin Standard in a world in which governments have long abused and mismanaged money.” ~ AIER
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Operation Chokepoint 2.0: The Crypto Crackdown Explained (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand discusses the Obama-era Operation Chokepoint, and today’s ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0’ with AIER Senior Research Faculty Thomas Hogan.” ~ AIER
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Caitlin Long: Fighting for Economic Freedom (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand spoke with Caitlin Long, founder of Custodia, a financial institution anchored around bitcoin, sound money, and safe banking.” ~ AIER
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De-dollarization Has Begun: Redux
“Given the increasing use of the dollar as a means of imposing sanctions, some foreign powers see a pressing need to develop the capability to transact outside of US-dollar-based systems. We are witnessing the development of financial contingency plans.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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What’s To Blame for the Banking Crisis?
“It’s crucial for policymakers to not revert to zero interest rates and ample liquidity, and go down the same cycle once again.” ~ Siddharth Gundapaneni
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A CBDC Would Not Be Money in the Sense Used in the Constitution
“A CBDC is not money because it is not a physical-bearer instrument, but rather by its very nature is trackable and cancellable, like a check or credit card payment.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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The Federal Reserve Accountability Act in Light of 333 Years of American Experiments
“By making the Fed so much more controlled by Washington, and removing even the appearance of private-sector influence, the proposed amendment could fatally weaken the Fed’s political legitimacy.” ~ Dror Goldberg
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Rising Use of the Fed’s Discount Window Raises Questions
“The fact that the amounts being borrowed at the discount window are rising in an oscillatory fashion with progressively higher ‘highs’ and higher ‘lows’ hints, while not conclusively, that the amounts being borrowed are increasing as the Fed increases rates.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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Can the Fed Continue to Fight Inflation without Risking a Financial Crisis?
“In principle, the Fed has the ability to provide liquidity to the banking system while simultaneously reducing the incentives banks have to make loans.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger
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•
Krugman’s Magic Act
“We’ve reached a point where the political class’s primary concern is no longer doing what’s best for the economy, but getting around the letter of the law while fooling the public as to what they’re really doing.” ~ Antony Davies
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The Future of Money & Banking: Bitcoin, Fractional Reserve, and Free Markets (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand and George Selgin discuss the merits of free banking, Keynesian economics, and the potential for a Bitcoin Standard in a world in which governments have long abused and mismanaged money.” ~ AIER
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Operation Chokepoint 2.0: The Crypto Crackdown Explained (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand discusses the Obama-era Operation Chokepoint, and today’s ‘Operation Chokepoint 2.0’ with AIER Senior Research Faculty Thomas Hogan.” ~ AIER
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Caitlin Long: Fighting for Economic Freedom (Video)
“In this episode of Liberty Curious, Kate Wand spoke with Caitlin Long, founder of Custodia, a financial institution anchored around bitcoin, sound money, and safe banking.” ~ AIER
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De-dollarization Has Begun: Redux
“Given the increasing use of the dollar as a means of imposing sanctions, some foreign powers see a pressing need to develop the capability to transact outside of US-dollar-based systems. We are witnessing the development of financial contingency plans.” ~ Peter C. Earle
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What’s To Blame for the Banking Crisis?
“It’s crucial for policymakers to not revert to zero interest rates and ample liquidity, and go down the same cycle once again.” ~ Siddharth Gundapaneni
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•
A CBDC Would Not Be Money in the Sense Used in the Constitution
“A CBDC is not money because it is not a physical-bearer instrument, but rather by its very nature is trackable and cancellable, like a check or credit card payment.” ~ Robert E. Wright
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The Federal Reserve Accountability Act in Light of 333 Years of American Experiments
“By making the Fed so much more controlled by Washington, and removing even the appearance of private-sector influence, the proposed amendment could fatally weaken the Fed’s political legitimacy.” ~ Dror Goldberg
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•
Rising Use of the Fed’s Discount Window Raises Questions
“The fact that the amounts being borrowed at the discount window are rising in an oscillatory fashion with progressively higher ‘highs’ and higher ‘lows’ hints, while not conclusively, that the amounts being borrowed are increasing as the Fed increases rates.” ~ Peter C. Earle