War on cash” update: A brighter outlook
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War on cash” update: A brighter outlook

Part I of II, by Claudio Grass, Switzerland For years, I’ve been following very closely all the relevant updates on the State’s war on cash. I’ve read and written a lot about all the direct and indirect efforts to restrict the citizens’ choices and make sure they shift all their transactions…

Parity hysterics: What it means and what it doesn’t
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Parity hysterics: What it means and what it doesn’t

Part I of II, by Claudio Grass, Hünenberg See, Switzerland There’s been a flurry of articles, news stories and headlines lately over the developments in the FOREX market, specifically over the moves of the EUR/USD currency pair. As headwinds on all levels, economic, geopolitical and social, got a lot worse…

War on Cash: EU steps up the fight
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War on Cash: EU steps up the fight

by Claudio Grass, Hünenberg See, Switzerland The prolonged and repeated lockdowns, business closures and travel bans have caused widespread economic devastation and changed the way all of us live, work and interact with each other. These were the most obvious changes that the covid crisis brought with it, however, a…

The ECB’s “mea culpa”
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The ECB’s “mea culpa”

Economists, conservative investors and market observers have been issuing stern warnings for years regarding the severe impact of the current monetary policy direction. The problems In a recent statement, ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos warned of potential side effects and risks to the economy resulting directly from the central…

THE GROWING OPPOSITION AGAINST THE ECB
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THE GROWING OPPOSITION AGAINST THE ECB

Few investors and market observers were really surprised when Mario Draghi announced the ECB’s next massive easing package in mid-September. Cutting rates further into negative territory and the revival of QE were largely expected sooner or later, as the “whatever it takes” outgoing ECB President is now faced with a…

“More of the same” at the ECB increases gold’s appeal
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“More of the same” at the ECB increases gold’s appeal

“The intellectual leaders of the peoples have produced and propagated the fallacies which are on the point of destroying liberty and Western civilization.” Ludwig von Mises, Planned Chaos   It took multiple meetings and over 50 hours of official negotiations for EU leaders to reach an agreement on the appointments…

Sound Money Sound Society Podcast Interview with Dr. Mark Thornton – November 2017
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Sound Money Sound Society Podcast Interview with Dr. Mark Thornton – November 2017

Sound Money Sound Society Podcast: Interview with Dr. Mark Thornton – November 2017 In a recent interview with Mark Thornton, Claudio Grass discussed a number of key issues and shared his point of view on important economic and geopolitical matters that are on many citizens’ minds, within the US and…