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In Austrian Economics circles there is currently a debate whether Bitcoin – the most widespread of the new crypto-currencies – is a legitimate currency or just a complex scam. The debate has become some somewhat reminiscent of the inflation vs. deflation arguments of a couple of years ago with each side digging their heels in
How is it that almost every mainstream economist is continually proved wrong in their predictions, that almost every prescribed course of action has led to a continual decline in the future economic prospects for the average American? The answer lies in the fact that economics has long since stopped being a field of scientific inquiry
Investors spend a lot of time trying to make the right investment moves; however, there are “mixed signals” that cause making the right decisions difficult if not impossible. Many of the mixed signals come from the Fed’s intervention in the financial markets, which are populated with malinvestments kept alive by the Fed’s manipulations of interest
Despite the buzz about Janet Yellen being selected to head the Fed, so far the gold and silver markets are unimpressed. Over the months leading us to Obama’s selection, there was much speculation that a Yellen appointment would fillip gold and silver prices, but that was not the case. Prices were expected to rise because
There is no great challenge to being successful when you have the sole legal right to create new money. On the other hand, convincing the American people and Congress to go along with such a scheme through the creation of a third central bank, the Federal Reserve, was no small task. But with that task
Friday, October 11, 2013 Zero Hedge In what world is it rational to decide that dumping 800,000 ounces of notional gold into the London Fix (or COMEX open) makes sense? In the space of 4 minutes, almost 2 million ounces notional were flushed into the gold futures markets dumping the price of gold to 3-month
When the Fed announced that it would not immediately begin reducing (tapering) its “asset purchases,” that was a watershed moment, and it will have tremendous impact on the gold and silver markets in the years ahead. For decades, Keynesian economists have asserted that governments can manage economies by deficit spending and money manipulation. Basic to
The following video is a short clip from a presentation given by Canadian billionaire Ned Goodman concerning the end of the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. When Nixon closed the gold window in 1971, severing the dollar’s final remaining link to gold, he did not destroy the currency’s international standing. In an ironic twist,
Larry Summers shocked — and gratified — the investment community when he asked not to be considered as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Stock indexes around the world rose on the news, with the belief that money will continue to flow freely around the world. Gold and silver prices did not respond immediately.
Black swan events often have great impact on the gold and silver markets. Discussed herein are three developments that should unfold between now and the end of the year that may turn out to be black swan events. First, Ben Bernanke does not want to be considered for a third term as Chairman of the
