Even when currency is backed by gold, governments have many political reasons to pursue national, territorial currencies. Now there are hundreds of national currencies. It didn't have to be this way.
Understanding what turns an ordinary currency into a global reserve currency can help us understand how the dollar could go into decline and give way to competing currencies.
Can national treasuries essentially adopt a permanent wartime footing and print far more money without consequence?
Is the dollar now unbound, as the dominant political tool of the dominant nation? Jeff and Bob take a look at how strong the US dollar really is.
Ryan and Tho feel obligated to discuss the State of the Union address.
A recession looks more likely every day, and the latest sign of this is slowing price growth in producer prices. After all, price inflation usually slows as the economy weakens and consumers run out of easy money.
The only reason central banks buy gold is to protect their balance sheets from their own monetary destruction programs; they have no choice but to do so.
Inflation at an annual rate of 5 percent is not a positive, and it is certainly not falling prices. Inflation is accumulative, and this means we are becoming poorer faster.
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss Jay Powell's exercise in Fed-speak this week.
Inflation at an annual rate of 5 percent is not a positive, and it is certainly not falling prices. Inflation is accumulative, and this means we are becoming poorer faster.
