Money and Banking
Is the Money in Your Checking Account Yours or the Bank’s?
While supporters of fractional reserve banking claim banks inform depositors that they are really lenders (and banks are borrowers), a survey of the fine print yields says otherwise.
Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?
Decades of low interest rates have ruined saving in the US economy, and banks are going to pay dearly for it.
Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?
Decades of low interest rates have ruined saving in the US economy, and banks are going to pay dearly for it.
FedNow Isn’t a CBDC, but It Is Dangerous
While FedNow seems benign, there is the larger problem of the entire banking system itself being built on a foundation of sand. FedNow can only make that problem worse.
Taking Back the Meaning of “Inflation”
By corrupting the meaning of inflation, mainstream economists have given a false picture of what happens when monetary authorities expand the money supply. Mises and Rothbard understood.
Soft Landing? Not Likely
Jonathan Newman joins Bob to explain why the data still support the case for recession and point out the eerie similarity to the calm before the storm in 2008.
Everything You Need to Know About FedNow
David Brady, Jr. discusses his recent article at mises.org, in which he argues that the newly launched "FedNOW" system isn't a CBDC.
FedNow Isn’t a CBDC, but It Is Dangerous
While FedNow seems benign, there is the larger problem of the entire banking system itself being built on a foundation of sand. FedNow can only make that problem worse.
Banking
Loan banking versus deposit banking, how deposit banking affects the money supply, and more.