Monetary Policy

With the US economy facing a severe downturn, we should remember that two recessions ended quickly because the government didn't intervene at all.

Although the Bank of England is largely responsible for inflation in the UK, its leaders blame British consumers and workers for the price increases.

Austrian business cycle theory points out that easy money leads to malinvestments. Once easy money disappears, the crash begins. Time to clean up malinvested assets.

Monetarists believe there is an optimum growth rate of money. However, a fiat money system itself is unstable, so there is no optimum growth rate.

After years of inflationary intervention, the Federal Reserve has no more rabbits to pull out of the hat.

As the US government debases the dollar, other nations take notice and possibilities increase that another currency based on sound principles might emerge.

Walter Bagehot, as Jim Grant writes, believed that bankers and central bankers should exhibit financial discipline. He would not recognize today's banking world.

Austrian business cycle theory points out that easy money leads to malinvestments. Once easy money disappears, the crash begins. Time to clean up malinvested assets.

A generation ago, the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR collapsed. Today, US monetary authorities are bringing down our own country.

After years of inflationary intervention, the Federal Reserve has no more rabbits to pull out of the hat.