Inflation

gold bullion bars on usd money bills. Success concept

^{Nathan Lewis
March 12, 2025
Inflation

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Another Round of Inflation on Deck

_{Nathan Lewis
March 12, 2025
Inflation

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When we wrote this in 2022, it took about $1800 to buy an ounce of gold. Today, it is more like $2900. That implies an $1800/$2900=0.621 or a 38% decline in dollar value over that period. Prices will eventually adjust, over a period of years, to the new, lower value of the currency, with some prices moving faster and some moving slower. “All things being equal” (they never are but it is a good principle), we should expect a $2900/$1800 or 61% rise in prices of goods and services going forward, compared even to the inflation-boosted prices that we have had to get used to in 2022-2024. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
June 5, 2024
Inflation, Politics

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Time to Take Sound Money to the Federal Level

_{Nathan Lewis
June 5, 2024
Inflation, Politics

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The idea of “Sound Money” — this means using gold and silver as money — has been persistently popular among the states for over a decade. Beginning with Utah in 2011, one state after another has removed barriers and impediments to using gold and silver, and digital or other alternatives based on gold and silver, in a monetary role. With over 40 states now having passed some kind of Sound Money legislation, it is now time to take on the federal government. Representative Alex Mooney (R), of West Virginia, recently introduced the Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act, HR 8279, into the US House. The bill aims to repeat, at the federal level, what has already been accomplished in many states. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
April 11, 2024
Inflation, Principles

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Zimbabwe’s Central Bank Starts Africa’s Path to a Gold Standard

_{Nathan Lewis
April 11, 2024
Inflation, Principles

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This month, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe launched a new gold-based currency, the first gold-based currency from a government since Richard Nixon effectively ended the world gold standard system in 1971. As long as the Central Bank of Zimbabwe adheres to some important principles, and doesn't play politics, it should be fine. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Inflation

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The BRICs Go For Gold

_{Nathan Lewis
July 16, 2023
Inflation

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After months of debate about various currency and commodity baskets, a Russia- and China-led consortium has apparently settled on using gold as the basis of a planned new international currency system separate from the US dollar and euro. Read More ›

Spend budget money. Hand opens the tap with money. money flows.

^{Tim Scala
May 12, 2023
Inflation

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A Limitless Limit

_{Tim Scala
May 12, 2023
Inflation

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The National debt now stands $32 trillion, a literally incomprehensible number. President Biden and Speaker McCarthy have yet to engage in the meaningless ritual referred to in Washington D.C. as Federal Budget Negotiations, necessary to reach a compromise enabling the nation to increase its debt ceiling. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Inflation

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The Greatest Risk to Americans Is the Federal Government, Not Bank Failures

_{Scott S. Powell
March 20, 2023
Inflation

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It's far better for America’s citizenry and businesses to have the strength and resourcefulness that comes from free exchange of ideas and information, creativity, honesty, and self-reliance than to have a dependence on a profligate and corrupt government. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
August 8, 2022
Inflation

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What Is “M2,” And Why Should We Care About It?

_{Nathan Lewis
August 8, 2022
Inflation

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Of the various “monetary aggregates” (at one point, I think over thirteen were identified), “M2” is perhaps the most commonly referenced. It is supposedly important. But why? To answer that, we have to first figure out what it is. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
June 8, 2022
Inflation

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The Student Loan Party

_{Debra J. Saunders
June 8, 2022
Inflation

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President Joe Biden is poised to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who earn less than $150,000 per year, or $300,000 per couple, according to multiple news reports. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Inflation

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Mounting U.S. Debt and Misguided Foreign Policy Risk a Dollar Doomsday

_{Scott S. Powell
April 28, 2022
Inflation

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The U.S. dollar is getting perilously close to losing its status as the world’s reserve currency, and there is less room than ever for error on the international stage. Read More ›

^{Nathan Lewis
January 16, 2022
Inflation

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What’s Wrong With Turkey #2: Making It Way Too Complicated

_{Nathan Lewis
January 16, 2022
Inflation

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Recently, we took a look at the Central Bank of Turkey’s balance sheet, to get an idea of what has been going on, and what to do about the sudden decline in the foreign exchange value of the Turkish lira. Read More ›