Tuesday round up: Steil and Hinds on the dollar; Domitrovic on the IMF; McKinnon sees stagflation.
From The Financial Times, Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds explain that the dollar’s reserve status is bad for the world and for the U.S. At
From The Financial Times, Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds explain that the dollar’s reserve status is bad for the world and for the U.S. At
On C-SPAN’s Morning Journal, Ralph Benko provides a terrific argument for the gold standard.At TGSN, Benko recounts the history of the Continental Congress’s disastrous experiment
From Forbes, Nathan Lewis explains why, if the gold standard is so effective, the world left it. At The WSJ, Stephen Moore notes that taxes
The following appeared in The WSJ on May 23, 2011. Mundell: Deflation Risk for the DollarThe Nobel winner says a stable dollar-euro rate is the
From The Hindu Business Line, S.S. Tarapore suggests the world is moving back to gold as money. At Forbes, Steve Forbes advises the GOP presidential
Newt.org reports Gingrich pushing for tax cuts to boost the economy. In The WSJ, Peter Schuck and John Tyler explain the need for high-skilled immigrants.
From Forbes, Brian Domitrovic explains that unless arrested, today’s commodity inflation will lead to tomorrow’s general inflation. On Forbes, Ralph Benko calls out the GOP
From RCM, John Tamny predicts a crash in commodities when the dollar rises. In The WSJ, GW Bush economist Edward Lazear notes that while net
From Forbes, Nathan Lewis explains why Europe is better off with a single currency. On RCM, Joe Calhoun suggests the dollar’s post-QE2 rise will lead
On Thursday, CEOs from the five largest American oil companies testified in the U.S. Senate, ostensibly to defend $2 billion worth of tax write offs