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More on Interest Rates and Time Preference
Currently observed negative yields on some European corporate bonds supposedly runs contrary to the positive time preference theory. How can this be?
Dr. Lucas Engelhardt on Why the Fed Should Scare Us
Jeff Deist and Lucas Engelhardt discuss the monetary policy landscape.
What Gives Cryptocurrencies Their Value
The value of cryptocurrencies comes fundamentally from what you can do with them.
What Determines a Currency’s Rate of Exchange?
An important factor in setting the purchasing power of money is the supply of money.
The Digital Revolution Has Empowered Central Banks
All the hype cannot hide the fact that this digital revolution has not delivered the increase in prosperity of previous technological revolutions.
Why Are People Buying Bonds with Negative Yields?
Is this really negative time preference or a central bank induced crack-up bond boom?
Venezuela’s Default Disaster
In the end, the socialist promise of free money is very expensive for all. Let’s learn the lesson.
We’re Living in the Age of Capital Consumption
It remains to be seen how much longer this can continue. Once the stock of capital is depleted, the rude awakening will be unpleasant indeed.
Why Populism Isn’t Going Away
An ailing foundation of the economy provides fertile soil for dissatisfaction with the status quo.
