Tag Archives: banking

Everything Comes Down to Banking Theory

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Robert Murphy is one of the more active Austrians involved in using the Depression of 1920 as a vindication of Austrian monetary theory. I decided to scour his blog in search of posts related to his research on the subject. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Theory | Tagged 1920, 1921, banking, deflation, Depression, free, monetary, policy | Leave a comment

Selgin’s “Theory of Free Banking” Available Online!

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

George Selgin’s “The Theory of Free Banking” is now available for free online. Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged banking, free, Selgin | Leave a comment

What I’m Reading: 1 June 2010

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Currently reading Rothbard’s “A History of Money and Banking in the United States”. Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged banking, History, money, Rothbard | Leave a comment

Free Banking & Fiduciary Media

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Joseph T. Salerno provides an absolutely brilliant overview of the debate between “free bankers” and “full reservists”: White contra Mises on Fiduciary Media. The Mises Institute will also be publishing a book on money by Professor Salerno some time later … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged banking, fiduciary, institute, media, Mises, money, Salerno | Leave a comment

Overregulation?

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Vietnam is an example of overregulation. The United States should heed the warning. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged agencies, banking, Credit, Government, rating, regulation | 8 Comments

Jon Stewart on Banks, Deposits and Money

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Some excellent quotes on fractional-reserve banking and regulation. Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous | Tagged banking, banks, Daily, fractional, Jon, money, Reserve, Show, Stewart | Leave a comment

Greenspan’s Tenure as the Period of Fastest Growth

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

When has the United States seen the fastest rate of economic growth? Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged banking, business, central, cycle, Government, Growth, prosperity, Theory | 1 Comment

Mystery of Banking

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

Just got Rothbard’s book “Mystery of Banking” through the mail. Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged banking, fractional, Mystery, reserves, Rothbard | 12 Comments

Hayek, the Business Cycle and the Financial System

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

In “Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle” Hayek holds that the business cycle is caused by fractional-reserve banking, which is a natural credit organization formed out of the market. If this is the case, then it follows that economic cycles are an intrinsic part of capitalism. Continue reading →

Posted in Theory | Tagged 100, Austrian, banking, business, cycle, fractional, free, Friedrich, Hayek, Hundred, monetary, One, Percent, prices, production, Reserve, Theory, trade | 4 Comments

China’s Bubble Economy Re-Appears

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Jonathan Finegold Catalán

China’s economic growth is turning out to be just another financial bubble ready to pop. The lesson is clear: monetary expansion causes economic instability. This bursts two theoretical bubbles: one, that instability is inherent in global capital markets, and two, that we are preparing to lift out of recession. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | Tagged assets, banking, Bubble, central, China, commodities, economy, Expansion, fractional, monetary, reserves | 2 Comments