Monthly Archives: July 2012

Collective Destruction

Last Tuesday we remarked that Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank were receiving valuable on the job training.  Most notably, that money creation operations are much harder to stop than to start. By Thursday, Draghi confirmed he’s an astute … Continue reading

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Bypassing Government Roadblocks to Your Personal Prosperity

Bypassing Government Roadblocks to Your Personal Prosperity By David Galland, Casey Research Recently I helped out with some delivery chores.  As I drove about, I discovered that one of the roads I would normally use was closed by roadblocks.  It … Continue reading

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A Valuable Lesson on Money Creation

“No, absolutely not,” answered European Central Bank (ECB) President, Mario Draghi on Saturday over croissants in Paris.  He was responding to a question from the French newspaper Le Monde, asking if the euro were in danger. There are numerous axioms … Continue reading

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Get Ready for a Massive Stock Market Selloff

On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s made his semiannual monetary policy testimony before the Senate Banking Committee.  Washington and Wall Street wanted QE3.  Bernanke demurred. Following the testimony, Senator Chuck Schumer told Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to “get … Continue reading

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