The debate between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists in the late eighteenth century was fundamentally a debate over whether or not Americans wanted or needed a large national state. Thus, in their effort to push ratification of the new constitution, the Federalists ...
It was the second week in a row that the Markets did not make any major headway; stayed directionless, and ended with just modest gains. The previous days have seen volatility declining; the VIX remains at one of its lowest ...
Earnings season is close to ending, as over 80% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported their 4th quarter results already. The largest percent gainers among stocks over the past four weeks have been those that reported strong earnings ...
In this episode of StockCharts TV‘s The MEM Edge, Mary Ellen shares the key drivers of current price action, as well as what to be on the lookout for next week. She also shares the primary areas of support and resistance for ...
People absolutely love to not love gold. When I post bullish gold comments on social media, I am guaranteed to get some not-so-constructive pushback on an optimistic thesis. Why do people love to hate the gold trade? Well, for starters, it hasn’t ...
The Global Currency Plot: How the Deep State Will Betray Your Freedom, and How to Prevent Itby Thorsten PolleitLudwig von Mises Institute, 2023; 190 pp. Thorsten Polleit’s outstanding new book is packed with insights about both the philosophy of economics ...
These days, the Fed and Chairman Jerome Powell are claiming the title of “inflation fighters.” The more appropriate moniker should be “inflationists.” Original Article: “Fighting Inflation Really Means Fighting the Federal Reserve” This Audio Mises Wire is generously sponsored by Christopher ...
No good deed goes unpunished claims the old proverb, and twenty-four-year-old YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson’s recent charity act of helping one thousand blind people see again has the world divided on the moral circumstances surrounding his private charity. Some would go ...
With Yale economics professor Yusuke Narita suggesting mass suicide—seppuku—as the answer to Japan’s rapidly aging demographics, Jeff and Bob take a hard look at the economics and humanity of greying America. Richard Hanania, “Gerontocracy Versus Western Civilization”: Mises.org/HAP383a Bob on ...
Early in 2023, the S&P 500 broke out above the year-long downtrend line that everyone has been watching, and it has been struggling a little bit in February 2023 trying to extend that breakout. While it looks like just a pause ...