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The quest for sound money is hardly a recent phenomenon. In 13th century Italy, two different gold monetary units competed ...

Mainstream economists have justified the creation of the Federal Reserve because they claim that a growing economy—especially ...

The political establishment is trying to stoke panic that Trump is “politicizing” the Federal Reserve. But it’s already political. The real danger, from their ...

The People’s Bank of China has reportedly pitched central banks on storing the yellow metal on their behalf, inside China.

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Equal protection laws supposedly protect individual rights by guaranteeing the law protects everyone equally. However, Murray ...

A weak showing for Milei’s party in provincial elections last week jolted investors and forced the country to start selling “every last dollar” to defend the ...

Miran wants to fire up the Fed money printers. He absurdly believes Fed policy is "well into restrictive territory." ...

The USA is living in the past and still thinks it can abuse its potential allies, and still expect those countries to line up in support of the US. Article by ...

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