Gold Standard

Patrick Barron discusses how switching to sound money could change the global economy for the better.

Fed management of the economy and the business cycle has only gotten much worse as it has grown more powerful and destructive. As the Federal Reserve has become more powerful, job losses have generally more severe and the duration of the recovery process has gotten progressively longer.

A quick look at some coverage of the Swiss gold initiative.

The  Swiss gold initiative has failed, and although it was portrayed as a very radical bill by supporters of fiat money, it was a very mild effort that would not have done much to limit the Swiss central bank.

The Netherlands and Germany have disaster plans for the Euro. Do you?

A good sign for the future: Fed economist attacks the Gold Standard.

The Swiss are set to vote on a new initiative requiring the central bank to keep at least 20 percent of its assets in gold." How would such a measure be enacted and how would it affect Switzerland's economy?

The Daily Bell skewers the Swiss banking class for its hostility to the upcoming gold referendum. Still, as the article points out, central bankers are now on the defensive.

If you read German: Thorsten Polleit has written a rather detailed analysis of the Swiss gold initiative

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