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Russia’s “gold peg”: Lessons for Western investors

20th April 2022 Going Postal 3058 Comments

It is undeniable that the ongoing crisis in Ukraine has polarized Western societies to an extent unseen in decades in any other foreign conflict. For over a month, we have been bombarded unceasingly by all [more…]

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Is gold too expensive?

23rd March 2022 Going Postal 3946 Comments

Over the last couple of years we witnessed quite an extraordinary ride in gold prices. An impressive ascent until the last quarter of 2020 was followed by a pullback that scared many speculators away, which [more…]

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Eliminating Legal Tender Laws: A First Step to Sound Money and Financial Truth

10th January 2022 Patrick Barron 4531 Comments

Mention the term “legal tender” in polite company and most people will resemble a deer in the headlights. In simple terms legal tender laws grant monopoly status to money, usually fiat, produced by government; i.e., [more…]

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All this may be obvious now – but it didn’t start that way!

20th December 2021 Emile Woolf 3022 Comments

Why do I persist in writing these essays on economic issues? Certainly not to influence government policy – that would indeed be a forlorn hope, despite the strength of support coming from most of my [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 10

7th December 2021 Going Postal 3958 Comments

Eagerly anticipated by coin collectors across the world, the 2022 Proof Sovereign range was launched by the Royal Mint on 15th November and sold out within the first hour. Dropping the usual Pistrucci designed George [more…]

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Sound Money Is a Pre-requisite to Peace, Prosperity, and Freedom

25th October 2021 Patrick Barron 3781 Comments

There are many good recommendations promoted by Austrian school economists for improving the  economy. Although we enjoy successes periodically, most–such as deregulating trucking and airline pricing–involve eliminating previous government interventions. These successes are to be [more…]

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When Suppliers Prefer Their Goods to Our Pounds

11th October 2021 Emile Woolf 1944 Comments

Following his interview with Vladimir Lenin on the subject of inflation in 1919, John Maynard Keynes quoted the Russian as having said “The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch its currency”, [more…]

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Going for Gold – Part 9

11th October 2021 Going Postal 1890 Comments

As well as buying precious metals for their intrinsic value there are many people who collect coins, bars and other items and pay far more than their value in weight because of a perceived value [more…]

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The Greatest Threat to the US Is NOT What Most People Think

4th October 2021 Patrick Barron 3363 Comments

Here’s a challenge for readers: Stop reading right now and write down at least five threats to the US. Rank them in order of most serious at the top. Ask family members or friends to [more…]

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