In the course of world events, from time to time there is a voice that rings out, bringing change. Sometimes this is a clarion call to freedom. At other times it’s portends the rise of a tyrant. On occasion it’s the harbinger of neutral change. And, quite often, the voice that rings out never sees [...]
February 13, 2012
Charting the Course for Gold
One of the most interesting and helpful tools in the arsenal of the stock analyst is the chart. In the right hands these wonderful instruments can identify patterns and often aid in predicting near term moves with uncanny precision. Some of the results are too technical for most of us to understand. But when someone [...]
February 10, 2012
Is Greece a Peek Into Our Future?
As we discussed yesterday, we often fail to recognize the ramifications of events from state to state, not to mention across borders or oceans. What’s happening in Greece today may very well be a preview of what to expect in America tomorrow. In fact, it may help speed us along that path. When sovereign debt [...]
February 9, 2012
Gold: Prices and Perspective
In yesterday’s entry we considered the myopia that can sometimes plague us. Rather than seeing the big picture, we tend toward just seeing events and dynamics in our immediate vicinity. This is true in both time and space. If we’re in Montana and there’s a cotton shortage in Texas, we don’t give it a whole [...]
February 8, 2012
Foreign Nations Teach Us About Gold
In a world that continues to shrink by the day, as Americans we tend to be a bit myopic. Of course, out of necessity, that’s changing. But is it changing fast enough? For most of us, we’re so busy pursuing day to day responsibilities, that consideration of world markets and how they affect us never [...]
February 8, 2012
With the Presses Running, Run to Gold
As if to punctuate our recent discussion regarding sovereign debt and inflation, Bud Conrad provided us with this excellent article. Not only does he tie the Fed’s promise to keep interest rates low with inflation, but brings employment considerations into the discussion as well. With the euro basically on the same path of destruction, it’s [...]
February 7, 2012
It’s 1980 Again – Doug French – Mises Daily
The implications of a gold standard can be difficult for many to grasp. It’s certainly something we plan on exploring here from time to time. Again, Mises Daily offers us some excellent thoughts in this reasonably short discussion on how efforts to return to a gold standard have been squashed ever since Nixon’s historical separation [...]
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