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Inflation is a silent killer As John Maynard Keynes’ famous quote about Lenin goes: “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency...
War is never a good thing And to a society unaccustomed to major conflict, the eruption of war is understandably shocking But in the world today, war seems to be breaking out all over, and the...
After the horrors of World War II, Europe went to great lengths to ensure that such a conflict never again ravaged the continent Despite the constant threat from the Soviet Union during the Cold War,...
If you listen to central bankers’ public comments, they love to talk about how sound and secure their currencies are To them, loose monetary policy is nothing to worry about Just trust that the...
Inflation is a hot topic these days Despite the fact that official government price inflation figures have rarely exceeded an annualized 2% growth rate over the past decade, price increases felt by...
On August 15, 1971, President Nixon officially closed the gold window, thus severing the last official link between the US dollar and gold While US citizens had been banned from owning gold since...
