Difference between growth and progress
Governments and central banks are making the mistake of believing that growth in GDP is a primary measure of economic performance. This conf...
Goldmoney Insights
Why dollar CBDCs may never happen
The Fed has just released its first public consultation paper on a dollar-based central bank digital currency. For many, central bank digita...
Money supply and rising interest rates
The establishment, including the state, central banks and most investors are thoroughly Keynesian, the latter category having profited great...
The ugly side of Triffin
Following the Lehman crisis, it became fashionable to cite the Triffin dilemma as justification for inflationary US policies and why they wo...
Gold and silver prospects for 2022
It has been a disappointing year for profit-seeking precious metal investors, but for those few of us looking to accumulate gold and silver...
James Turk’s new book on money
Money and Liberty — In the Pursuit of Happiness & The Theory of Natural Money — by James Turk, Published by Wood Lane Books ISBN...
The futility of central bank policy
It is only now becoming clear to the investing public that the purchasing power of their currencies is declining at an accelerating rate. Th...
Money, funny-money and crypto
That the post-industrial era of fiat currencies is coming to an end is becoming a real possibility. Major economies are now stalling while p...
Waypoints on the road to currency destruction — and how to avoid it
The few economists who recognise classical human subjectivity see the dangers of a looming currency collapse. It can easily be avoided by ha...
The funding challenges ahead
This article looks at the Fed’s funding challenges in the US’s new fiscal year, which commenced on 1 October.There are three categories...