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Share this articleINTERVIEW WITH KEITH WEINER June has been an interesting month for gold, as geopolitical events, market fluctuations and developments on the monetary policy front fueled an exciting ride for the precious metal. As long-term investors with a strict focus on the big picture, short-term moves and speculative angles…
The owl has landed: Lagarde’s new vision for the ECB
Share this articleOn December 12, Christine Lagarde introduced her goals and vision in her first rate-setting meeting as the new President of the ECB. On the actual policy front, there were no surprises. She remained committed to the path set by her predecessor, Mario Draghi, and kept the current monetary…
A bank is a bank is a bank – Part II
Share this articlePart II of II by Claudio Grass A real systemic crisis If there was one thing more telling than the bank failures themselves, it was the governments’ reaction to them. The sheer panic that shook US, Swiss and Eurozone officials was almost pitiable to behold. The way they all…
Fernando del Pino Calvo-Sotelo: The decline of Reason in the West
Share this articleby Claudio Grass, Hünenberg, Switzerland It will come as no surprise to friends and regular readers that I hold but a handful of contemporary intellects in high esteem, given the present Zeitgeist, the current state of state education and the level of public discourse. It will be even…
DER KAMPF GEGEN DAS BARGELD – TEIL I
Share this article„Wer die Freiheit aufgibt, um Sicherheit zu gewinnen, wird am Ende beides verlieren. „ Benjamin Franklin Mit dem Aufkommen von Kreditkartengeld für alltägliche Zahlungen, Online-Banking und Bezahl-Apps, die alle als moderne Alternativen zum Bargeld beworben und angenommen werden, ermutigt man den Durchschnittsbürger heutzutage aktiv dazu, sich vom materiellen…
Standing at a crossroads
Share this article“The more we gained knowledge of these new totalitarian systems of mass-rule, the more we realized not only their similarity of structure, but also the fact that we had to do with a type of dominance that had been known in earlier epochs. We discovered that what the…