We had the pleasure of hearing John Butler speak here in Auckland a few years ago (you can check out what he had to say on that day here). To follow is the sixth in the serial publication of the new, revisited edition of John’s book, The Golden Revolution (John Wiley and Sons, 2012). (The […]
Tag Archives: fiat currency
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May
May
Odds are you’ve come across some reports in recent months of the new book Capital in the Twenty-First Century by French economist Thomas Piketty. With the inequality between the rich and poor a real talking point in the US, Europe and even here in NZ, the book has garnered some attention. But read on to […]
26
Mar
Mar
Most analysis we’ve read lately leans towards the kiwi dollar continuing to rise and reach parity with the USD dollar. But as we’ve mentioned a few times lately we’re not sure this is such a one way bet. Coincidentally last week in Chris Weber’s most recent report he touched on the performance of the Asia-Pacific […]
28
Jan
Jan
Here’s the latest – and somewhat philosophical – piece from our favourite billionaire, Mexico’s Hugo Salinas Price. Being somewhat “old school” he is not a big fan of Bitcoin, but while the title might make it sound like Bitcoin is his main focus, he only really makes passing comment on that topic. Rather he gives an interesting […]