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Doug Frenchs top 10 books on money

2018-02-11

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Subscribe to our newsletter at Episode 66: GoldMoneys Andy Duncan speaks to Doug French about his 10 favourite books written by Austrian school economists. Walter Block Lecturing at Rothbard University 2017 Mises.ca Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Doug French at The Miracles of Capitalism, a high school seminar hosted at the Mises Institute and sponsored …

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US Stocks – Minor Dip With Potential, Much Consternation

2018-02-11

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2018-02-11

S&P 500 Large Cap Index, Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
On January 31 we wrote about the unprecedented levels – for a stock market index that is – the weekly and monthly RSI of the DJIA had reached (see: “Too Much Bubble Love, Likely to Bring Regret” for the astonishing details – provided you still have some capacity for stock market-related astonishment). We will take the opportunity to toot our horn by reminding readers that we highlighted VIX calls of all things as a worthwhile tail risk play....

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“Strong Dollar”, “Weak Dollar” – What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?

2018-02-10

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2018-02-10

US Dollar Index, Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
The recent hullabaloo among President Trump’s top monetary officials about the Administration’s “dollar policy” is just the start of what will likely be the first of many contradictory pronouncements and reversals which will take place in the coming months and years as the world’s reserve currency continues to be compromised. So far, the Greenback has had its worst start since 1987, the year of a major stock market reset.

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The Intolerance Behind Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism | by William L. Anderson

2018-02-09

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Elizabeth Warren outlines 11 Commandments of Progressivism and each requires coercion and politics to succeed. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/intolerance-behind-elizabeth-warren%E2%80%99s-11-commandments-progressivism * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)....

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Don’t Assume What Is “Unseen” Doesn’t Exist | by Gary Galles

2018-02-09

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Economists often rely on the assumption of “other things equal.” The problem arises when politicians ignore the economy and unintended results. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/don’t-assume-what-unseen-doesn’t-exist * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND …

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World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-08

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The First World War began one hundred years ago, and it was a total disaster for Europe. The war destroyed not only the bodies and capital of millions of human beings, but it also destroyed the ideology and economy of the peaceful and prosperous century that had come before. Read the text version of this …

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How Government Uses “Efficiency” as an Excuse to Steal | by Gary Galles

2018-02-08

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Only individuals can determine what is efficient for themselves, writes Gary Galles. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/how-government-uses-“efficiency”-excuse-steal * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no way...

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Dirk Müller – Verlogenes und korruptes System in der Weltpolitik

2018-02-07

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Auszug aus dem Cashkurs.com-Tagesausblick vom 07.02.2018. Sehen Sie den kompletten Tagesausblick auf Cashkurs.com und erhalten Sie werbefreien Zugriff auf alle Premiuminhalte inkl. Beiträgen und Videos: http://bit.ly/ck-registrieren “Machtbeben” – Das neue Buch von Dirk Müller – Jetzt überall im Vorverkauf: https://bit.ly/2zv3oOk https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse,...

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Otmar Issing Video Message

2018-02-06

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Otmar Issing, Founding Chief Economist of the ECB and current President of the Center for Financial Studies, joined us at the 2018 Warwick Economics Summit via video to share his insights into the most fundamental issues around Central Banking – their role, mandate and independence.

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Dirk Müller – Börsenbeben: Crash-Auslöser, Hintergründe & Folgen

2018-02-06

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Auszug aus dem Cashkurs.com-Tagesausblick vom 06.02.2018. Sehen Sie den kompletten Tagesausblick auf Cashkurs.com und erhalten Sie werbefreien Zugriff auf alle Premiuminhalte inkl. Beiträgen und Videos: http://bit.ly/ck-registrieren “Machtbeben” – Das neue Buch von Dirk Müller – Jetzt überall im Vorverkauf: https://bit.ly/2zv3oOk https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse,...

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Why Foreign Politicians Hate Your Freedom | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-04

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Governments don’t like it when neighboring countries offer freedoms not available at home. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-foreign-politicians-hate-your-freedom * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no …...

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Why the Cost of Government Is Higher Than You Think | by Gary Galles

2018-02-04

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When governments spend, regulate, and tax, they decrease household take-home pay while diverting savings and investment to the government class. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-cost-government-higher-you-think * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). …

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„Verschwörungstheorien und Antisemitismus“ Lisa Fitz im Gespräch mit Julia Jentsch

2018-02-03

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!!! WICHTIGER HINWEIS: In Minute 30:01 soll es “Die Amis …” statt “Die Nazis …” heißen !!! https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse, Wirtschaft, Finanzmarkt von und mit Dirk Müller Letzte Woche wurde die Demo-Version des neuen Songs „Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst“ von Lisa Fitz im Internet veröffentlicht. Daraufhin …

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December 7, 2016 – Robert P. Murphy – The Scott Horton Show – Episode 4321

2018-02-02

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Robert P. Murphy, an Associated Scholar with the Mises Institute and author of many books, discusses the Fed-induced booms and busts in the economy and stock market; the bigger-than-ever housing bubble; and where libertarians agree and disagree with Donald Trump’s economic proposals. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/12716-robert-p-murphy/ For more on Scott’s work: Check …

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Too Much Bubble-Love, Likely to Bring Regret

2018-02-02

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2018-02-02

Top calling Bears
Readers may recall our recent articles on the blow-off move in the stock market, entitled Punch-Drunk Investors and Extinct Bears (see Part 1 & Part 2 for the details). Bears remained firmly extinct as of last week – in fact, some of the sentiment indicators we are keeping tabs on have become even more stretched, as incredible as that may sound. For instance, assets in bullish Rydex funds exceeded bear assets by a factor of more than 37 at one...

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The Donald Saves the Dollar

2018-02-01

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2018-02-01

US Dollar Index, Nov 2016 - Feb 2018
The world is full of bad ideas. Just look around. One can hardly blink without a multitude of bad ideas coming into view. What’s more, the worse an idea is, the more popular it becomes. Take Mickey’s Fine Malt Liquor. It’s nearly as destructive as prescription pain killers. Yet people chug it down with reckless abandon.

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The Mythology of the Supreme Court | by Ryan McMaken

2018-01-31

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Supreme Court justices are politicians, who behave in the manner Public Choice theory tells us they should, and they seek to preserve and expand their own power. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/mythology-supreme-court * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected …

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Dirk Müller – Manipulationen der Deutschen Bank: Der Ablasshandel geht weiter!

2018-01-31

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“Machtbeben” – Das neue Buch von Dirk Müller – Jetzt überall im Vorverkauf: https://bit.ly/2zv3oOk Auszug aus dem Cashkurs.com-Tagesausblick vom 31.01.2018. https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse, Wirtschaft, Finanzmarkt von und mit Dirk Müller Bildrechte: Cashkurs.com & 360b / Shutterstock.com

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The FOMC Meeting Strategy: Why It May Be Particularly Promising Right Now

2018-01-31

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2018-01-31

Hiking Trail
As readers know, investment and trading decisions can be optimized with the help of statistics. One way of doing so is offered by the FOMC meeting strategy. A study published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in 2011 examined the effect of FOMC meetings on stock prices. The study concluded that these meetings have a substantial impact on stock prices – and contrary to what most investors would probably tend to expect, before rather than after...

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Markets Are About Much More Than Material Goods | by Gary Galles

2018-01-30

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Murray Rothbard once noted that “One of the most common charges leveled against the free market is that it reflects and encourages unbridled ‘selfish materialism’ … it distracts man from higher ideals. It leads man away from spiritual or intellectual values.” But that allegation is far from true. Read the text version of this presentation …

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