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by Doug Casey via International Man International Man: Recently, we’ve seen people riot over rising prices—especially food prices—in Sri Lanka, Peru, and other countries. What is going on here? Doug Casey: Commodity prices have generally gone up close to 100% in the last year. Soybeans ($17), wheat ($11), and corn ($8) are all at or near […]
by Egon von Greyerz via Gold Switzerland In an investment world of instant gratification and Fed Intervention, when short term trading and speculation is the norm, real values are forgotten. Confucius understood the value of long term thinking and thus real values: If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed, if in […]
by Frank Shostak via Mises Institute Some commentators attribute the latest sharp increase in the Consumer Price Index to businesses pushing prices of goods higher in order to secure higher profits. (See the New York Times article “Democrats Blast Corporate Profits as Inflation Surges,” January 3, 2022). Note that the yearly growth rate of the Consumer Price […]
by Ryan McMaken via Mises Institute Lee esto en Español Money supply growth rose slightly in November, rising above October’s twenty-one-month low. Even with November’s rise, though, money supply growth remains far below the unprecedented highs experienced during much of the past two years. During thirteen months between April 2020 and April 2021, money supply growth in the United […]
by Ron Paul via Ron Paul Institute What do the Federal Reserve and neoconservatives have in common? They both refuse to admit that their policies — the neocons’ promotion of perpetual war and the Fed’s manipulation of the money supply — are complete failures, having produced the opposite of the promised results. The latest example […]
by Daniel Lacalle Mises.org In the economy, real economic return on investment is not just an important metric. It is crucial. That is why I find it so intellectually dishonest when some economists look at the GDP and employment growth without putting it in the context of the massive increase in debt, spending, and money supply. […]