Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Graphic of the Day: The Religion Of Consumerism

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Source ( Zero Hedge )

Video: Mark Thornton on How Silver Money Kept Inflation in Check

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From the Mises Blog Much of the history of Philippine money has been in commodity: gold/silver. This is until the US Congress enacte...

The Untold Story of Fidel Castro’s Lavish Lifestyle

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A former bodyguard spills the beans on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro’s luxurious way of living. From Miami Herald (hat Tip EPJ) With ...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Hot: Fishing boat warfare: Chinese vessel sink Vietnamese boat

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The geopolitical tension between the Chinese and the Vietnamese government seems to be intensifying. Both countries have engaged in a proxy...

Natural Disasters: Loss of life means reduced economic growth

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At the Mises Institute, Professor Frank Hollenbeck makes a splendid case against the "broken window fallacy" or why “ Natural Dis...

Euro and European Periphery Bonds strength hooked on BoJ’s Abenomics, Reversal Time Coming?

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Speaking of carry trades, do you know that BoJ’s ‘Abenomics’ stimulus has fostered the the recent strength of the euro and the latest comeb...

Quote of the Day: China’s Titanic Moment

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I think China’s property market is like the Titanic and it will soon hit an iceberg in front of it… After hitting the iceberg, the ris...

Deglobalization: Chinese State owned firms to sever ties with US consulting firms

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Geopolitical strains have begun to spillover into the economic realm. The Chinese government orders her state owned companies to cut ti...

US Retail-Shopping Mall Bust Deepens

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Two weeks back I noted that the US shopping mall of the continuing bubble bust: “just look at how US shopping malls are being demolished. ...
Monday, May 26, 2014

Mises Institute’s Jeff Deist: Memorial Day and the Meaning of Freedom

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I’ve noticed that almost everyone believes in freedom, except that  their understanding of freedom has been arbitrary: they believe freedom...
Sunday, May 25, 2014

Phisix: Watch Out, Money Supply Growth Will Fall Sharply by July!

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Overconfidence is a dangerous card to play.  And arrogance is as close as one can come to playing a fatal card.  It’s a good idea to operat...