Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics
The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation
While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as "inflation went up by three percent"), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.
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The Fallacy of “Measuring” Inflation
While we often speak of measurements of inflation (such as “inflation went up by three percent”), in reality, one cannot accurately measure it, given official measurements consist of arbitrary weighted averages. It is better to see inflation as qualitative, not quantitative.
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The Federal Debt Just Jumped $366 Billion in a Single Day
The enormous surge in the national debt comes as Congress and President Trump approved the latest omnibus spending bill, which included an increase to the debt limit of $5 trillion. (That‘s the largest increase to the debt limit ever.)
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The Fed says it might have to go back to 0% Interest Rates
" a return to near-zero rates 'remains significant over the medium to long term…due to recent elevated uncertainty.'" In Fedspeak, "uncertainty" means "bad economy."
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Dr. Steve Hanke, Leading Authority on Hyperinflation, Named Mises Institute Senior Distinguished Scholar
The Mises Institute is proud to announce that Dr. Steve Hanke has accepted a new position as Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Mises Institute.
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The Texas Floods and Political Opportunism
As the Texas floodwaters receded, politicians like Chuck Schumer twisted facts about the tragedy to score a political win. Examining what went wrong to prevent such tragedies from happening again is the right thing to do. But that involves looking at the actual facts.
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The Mythology of Methodological Collectivism
A central belief of collectivists is that people think collectively, too. Whether one is a member of a class, religious group, or ethnic group, collectivism holds that each group has distinct interests that determine how individuals in the group think. Mises would have disagreed.
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The Mythology of Methodological Collectivism
A central belief of collectivists is that people think collectively, too. Whether one is a member of a class, religious group, or ethnic group, collectivism holds that each group has distinct interests that determine how individuals in the group think. Mises would have disagreed.
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JEFFRIES HAKEEM HACE EL RIDÍCULO CON UN DISCURSO DE 9 HORAS
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The Homeownership Rate Is Lower Now than it Was 45 Years Ago
Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has only made housing more unaffordable.
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Mortgage Delinquency Rates Grew Faster Than Any Other Debt Type In May
As prices surge, loan amounts get bigger. "Larger mortgage balances have put pressure on homeowners and likely caused an increase in delinquencies."
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The Homeownership Rate Is Lower Now than it Was 45 Years Ago
Now is the time to admit that easy-money policy and corporate bailouts—imposed in the name of increasing homeownership—has only made housing more unaffordable.
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Riots Are a Symptom of the Statist Disease
President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors.
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Riots Are a Symptom of the Statist Disease
President Trump cracked down on the latest version of the LA riots by calling in the National Guard. However, much of the violence that accompanied those riots came courtesy of government actors.
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Trump minion Peter Navarro says Fed Chair Powell is the worst ever
Trump, et al want more inflation and want Powell to be the new Arthur Burns. Burns is arguably the actual worst Fed chair ever.
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Trump says he’ll send more US weapons to Ukraine
“The Department of Defense continues to provide the President with robust options to continue military aid to Ukraine."
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Political Machine Rolls on Regardless
Don‘t kid ourselves. The federal government is hurtling toward disaster with its destructive activities underwritten by the Federal Reserve System. It‘s best that we know how to protect ourselves from the consequences.
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On Swiss National Bank
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SNB Sight Deposits: decreased by 15 billion francs compared to the previous four weeks
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2025-07-31 – Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2025
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SNB Brings Back Zero Percent Interest Rates
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Hold-up sur l’eau potable (2/2) : la supercherie de « l’hydrogène vert ». Par Vincent Held
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2025-06-25 – Quarterly Bulletin 2/2025
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