EconomyCommentary
Democrats Deserve Plenty of Blame for Bank Crisis
The United States recently suffered the second-largest bank failure in the country’s history. The consensus view is that Silicon Valley Bank made a huge mistake… Read More
EconomyCommentary
From Liquidity to Insolvency, Big Government Shows How to Crash Economy
We are in a looming financial crisis, even if we don’t want to see it. Silicon Valley Bank was, according to Moody’s, worthy of an… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Did Silicon Valley Bank Prioritize Social Justice Over Risk Management?
After one of the biggest banks in the technology startup lending space collapsed last week, President Joe Biden tried to reassure Americans that their banking… Read More
Obamacare Is Already Reducing Employment
Employers are responding to the uncertainty of the Obamacare rollout by slashing hours and limiting their new hires. Although the Obamacare employer mandate will not… Read More
Amid Woes, Emerging Markets Need More Economic Freedom
Global markets are huffing and puffing and trying to blow the BRICs down. Some of the BRICs—Brazil, India, and China in particular, along with other… Read More
The Fed at 100: Why Do We Have a Central Bank?
The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, is surrounded by as much controversy today as it was at its creation 100 years ago. The Fed… Read More
The Fed Inflation-Unemployment Trade-Off: Outlasting the Energizer Bunny
George Selgin has a new post on the Free Banking Blog that highlights the economic quandary the Fed now has the U.S. in. The post… Read More
Economy Still Growing Too Slowly
The Bureau of Economic Analysis’s (BEA) first estimate of economic growth for the third quarter of this year shows an economy that continues to grow… Read More
The Fed’s Monetary Policy Matters, Too
It’s easy to get distracted with news like the guessing game of who will replace Ben Bernanke. But the more important issue is: What is… Read More
Next Fed Chairman: Independence Is Paramount
Larry Summers withdrew his name from consideration for the next chairmanship of the Federal Reserve. The office currently occupied by Ben Bernanke wields enormous power… Read More
