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No, Sen. Warren, Greed Is Not Causing Inflation

by Daniel Lacalle via Mises Institute Senator Elizabeth Warren recently stated that rising prices were due to corporations increasing their profits. “This isn’t about inflation, this is about price gouging for these guys.” It is simply incorrect. No, corporations have not doubled their profits, and rising prices are not due to the evildoings of businesses. If evil […]

Misery or Fortune: The Choice is Yours

By Egon von Greyerz via Gold Switzerland In this brief yet thorough presentation for the 2021 International Precious Metals & Commodities Conference (Edelmetallmesse) in Munich, Matterhorn Asset Management founder, Egon von Greyerz, makes a clear, data-supported argument for gold ownership and the binary outcomes of misery or fortune for investors in the context of an […]

What’s Going on with Inflation?

Katharina Buchholz at Statista notes, Economic recovery following the lockdown era of the coronavirus pandemic has caused the price of goods and services to rise since the start of 2021 in many developed nations. Consumers catching up on spending coupled with persistent stock problems have created a climate of scarcity as pandemic effects continue to […]