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Boom Versus Growth: Why the ABCT Is Superior to Keynesianism

“…boom and bust cycles are caused—not by the mysterious workings of the capitalist system—but by governmental interventions in that system.” — Murray RothbardAnother way to put it is that the primary cause of what you call a recession is central banking, specifically due to their inflationism and underwriting of fractional reserve banking. If you think that inflation is the product of greedy merchants or the animal spirits, or an economy that is just too hot, or...

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Digitalwährungen im Fokus: So bewegen sich Bitcoin & Co. am Nachmittag

<a href="/devisen/bitcoin-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin</a> erhöhte sich um 17:10 um 0,38 Prozent auf 66.753,13 US-Dollar, nachdem der Kurs am Vortag bei 66.501,35 US-Dollar gelegen hatte.<!-- sh_cad_1 -->Indes steigt der <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-cash-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin Cash</a>-Kurs. Für <a href="/devisen/bitcoin-cash-dollar-kurs">Bitcoin Cash</a>... [embedded content]...

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Week Ahead: Buckle Up–Turbulence Coming

The US dollar extended its dramatic recovery against the major currencies for the fourth consecutive week. The dollar's rally seems to stand on two-legs. The first shift in the expected trajectory of Fed policy, which has been partly encouraged by relatively firm economic data, both surveys and real sector reports. The derivatives market has from discounting 75 bp of cuts before the end of the year to not be quite sure that 50 bp will be delivered. This leg may be...

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Does Mass Immigration Adversely Impact the Natural Environment?

Immigration, particularly by illegal aliens at the southern US border, is a contentious issue in 21st century America. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has expressed concern about immigration’s probable impact on the unemployment rate. Homebuyers and renters are concerned about its impact on house prices and rents. Law enforcement questions its impact on crime rates. School districts are concerned about increased immigrant student enrollment and their academic...

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Blinken’s Blinkers—Four Years of Biden Foreign Policy Failure

In around three months’ time, the Biden administration will be out of office. Exits typically prompt reflection. For an outgoing administration, the chief task is to shape the narrative. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent legacy-molding foray grounds the Biden administration’s legacy in the “fierce competition” with the “revisionist powers”—Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China—who want to bring down America and dominate the international order at the US...

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Was Ricardo’s Comparative Advantage Really Different From What Adam Smith Said About Foreign Trade?

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

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Prohibition: The Sword of the State

What is the Mises Institute? The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard. Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order....

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