Advantages – and Myths – of Returning to a Gold Standard

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The gold standard these days has been reduced to a distant memory and fantasy of hard money proponents.  IF we returned to a gold standard, would all our problems be fixed?  No, contends monetary expert (and parter of the late great Harry Browne) Terry Coxon – but the reality of the current monetary situation would […]

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Whether you think we’ll see inflation or deflation in the short term, even the most ardent deflationists will admit that inflation is likely, eventually, once the bad credit outstanding has retired to money heaven. So when inflation does return – whether it’s next year, or longer, what are the best ways to shelter cold hard […]

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Nice job here by our friend and correspondent Terry Coxon, who breaks down the QE math that the Fed faces.  Believe it or not, there’s no free lunch, not even for the Fed.  TANSTAAFL! —- The Long Swim – How the Fed Could Become Insolvent By Terry Coxon, Editor, The Casey Report You’ve seen the […]

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I admit it, I’ve been wrong about gold.  I thought it was topping past $1,000 – then at $1,100 – and so on.  Now that gold has cleared the $1,400 mark, I’ve finally come to the conclusion that gold is probably heading quite a bit higher before the gold bull market ends. (I know, I […]

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A couple of Sundays ago, I spent the morning reviewing the best inflation and deflation arguments and articles that I’d read since the financial world began falling apart. The inflation perspective that I enjoyed the most was that of Terry Coxon, editor of The Casey Report. Below is one of Terry’s recent pieces, which takes […]

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Let’s join monetary expert Terry Coxon for a (comically?) detailed look at the Fed’s current balance sheet. I’ll give you a hint: yikes! I’d rank Coxon as one of the foremost experts on monetary policy and its effects on the economy. You may recall his name from a classic book he co-authored with the great […]

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Oh what a wonderful economic world it may be right now, had the government not felt the compelling need to “do something.”  Casey Research’s Terry Coxon reviews the government’s “helpful” actions over the past couple of years, and asks the question – what would have happened if they had done nothing? NothingBy Terry Coxon, Editor, […]

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