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Professor Fekete About Gold And The Debt Society
Professor Fekete About Gold And The Debt Society Claudio Grass interviews Professor Antal E. Fekete GLOBAL GOLD: “Prof. Fekete, it is a pleasure to have this opportunity to talk to you. You are a fierce critic of the current monetary system and a strong proponent of the gold standard, particularly the variety that combines with the […]
$20,000 Gold And The End Of “Pollyanna-ish Do-Goodery”
$20,000 Gold And The End Of “Pollyanna-ish Do-Goodery” “They just won’t let the scales balance… it is a rampant narcissistic megalomania that somehow some guy in a air-conditioned office can best repliacte the free market and centrally plan our affairs… Their starry-eyed pollyanna-ish do-goodery never seems to pan out.“ In the flux of never before seen economic […]
Are Negative Rates Fueling Deflation?
Are Negative Rates Fueling Deflation? Those in power never understand markets. They are very myopic in their view of the world. The assumption that lowering interest rates will “stimulate” the economy has NEVER worked, not even once. Nevertheless, they assume they can manipulate society in the Marxist-Keynesian ideal world, but what if they are wrong? By lowering […]
How Money Disappears in a Fractional-Reserve Money System
HOW MONEY DISAPPEARS IN A FRACTIONAL-RESERVE MONEY SYSTEM Most experts are of the view that the massive monetary pumping by the US central bank during the 2008 financial crisis saved the US and the world from another Great Depression. On this the Federal Reserve Chairman at the time Ben Bernanke is considered the man that […]
The Poison of Central Planning
The Poison of Central Planning As is well known, central banks around the world have deployed a range of “unconventional policies” in recent years, ranging from imposing zero to negative interest rates, to outright money printing (QE). Photo via americanpatriotdaily.com We have seen a number of people argue that “QE” does not really involve “money […]
Money v Fiat
Money v Fiat QUESTION: Why do you do not see that money must be backed by something tangible? ANSWER: That is a barter perspective which is so antiquated you are blind to reality. Your proposition is only gold has value and you yourself are worthless. This idea of fiat money is just out of line with […]
Introduction: Bank-Money
Introduction: Bank-Money ‘BANK ROBBERY’ is not a book about how to rob a bank: it’s about how banks rob us. The title sounds a bit sensationalist: perhaps people think it’s not meant to be taken too seriously. Banks don’t actually rob us, surely: they provide a service – even if they do charge too much, and behave […]
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash, and the $10 Trillion Bail-in
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash, and the $10 Trillion Bail-in In uncertain times, “cash is king,” but central bankers are systematically moving to eliminate that option. Is it really about stimulating the economy? Or is there some deeper, darker threat afoot? Remember those old ads showing a senior couple lounging on […]
Who Exactly is Trying to Kill off Cash?
Who Exactly is Trying to Kill off Cash? In the Irish city of Cork, business leaders recently launched a three-month pilot project to encourage consumers to abandon the archaic use of cash by offering the chance to enter into a prize draw if they use electronic means of payment. It is a cheap, almost insulting inducement, but […]
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash, and the $10 Trillion Bail-in
Hang Onto Your Wallets: Negative Interest, the War on Cash, and the $10 Trillion Bail-in In uncertain times, “cash is king,” but central bankers are systematically moving to eliminate that option. Is it really about stimulating the economy? Or is there some deeper, darker threat afoot? Remember those old ads showing a senior couple lounging on […]
How Do People Destroy Their Capital?
How Do People Destroy Their Capital? I have written previously about the interest rate, which is falling under the planning of the Federal Reserve. The flip side of falling interest rates is the rising price of bonds. Bonds are in an endless, ferocious bull market. Why do I call it ferocious? Perhaps voracious is a better word, […]
What Money Means
What Money Means It’s important, but it’s not everything There’s no doubt that money is important. There’s good reason why most of us devote a huge percentage of our lives to pursuing it. But there’s much about money that is misunderstood. Many among the masses don’t realize the intense and coordinated efforts currently being waged […]
Charles Hugh Smith: Fixing The Way We Work
Charles Hugh Smith: Fixing The Way We Work Closing the wealth gap with meaningful work Charles Hugh Smith returns to the podcast this week to discuss the theme of his new book A Radically Beneficial World: Automation, Technology and Creating Jobs for All. Automation and artificial intelligence are changing the landscape of work. Tens of millions […]
They’re coming for your cash
They’re coming for your cash It might sound like a conspiracy theory spun by right-wing crazies. But judging by the increasing desperation of governments to reboot the world economy, it just might happen. “It” is the recall or confiscation of cash, i.e., dollars, euros, pounds, etc., in physical form. And a key justification that those […]
