In this article you’ll learn about the various gold standards and exchange rate regimes over the past 200 years. Along with what the option may be instead of a return to a gold standard… Calls For a New Gold Standard John Mueller, the chief economist at Lew Lehrman’s Institute writing in the Sun… “…proposes that […]
Category Archives: Monetary System
This category is our catch all for some deep navel gazing!
We cover the gold standard and what transformations the global monetary system may take in the coming years. And how these changes would affect New Zealand.
Plus some random stuff like housing and money printing in New Zealand.
Must read articles about the Monetary System
If the US Dollar Was Again Linked to Gold, How Would This Affect New Zealand?
What’s the chance of a new gold standard happening? Read this and you’ll learn how a return to a gold standard would affect New Zealand and what you could do about it.
In a US Dollar Collapse Won’t The Rising NZ Dollar Cancel Out Any Gold/Silver Gains?
If the New Zealand Dollar were to keep rising against the US Dollar, how wil this affect any gains in gold and silver? Read on to find out…
Australia has 80 Tonnes of Gold, How Much Gold Does New Zealand Have?
Is the level of a countries gold reserves important? Learn how New Zealand’s gold reserves compare to Australia and what this means!
RBNZ: Now Actively Researching a Central Bank Digital Currency – Reading Between the Lines
See how the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is currently investigating central bank issued digital currencies. You’ll also learn what other central banks are up to in this space.
Why You Should Become Your Own Central Bank – Even if Your Nation’s Central Bank Has Gold Reserves
Why should you become your own central bank? Does it depend on how much gold your own nations central bank holds? You’ll discover the answer in this article along with other ways to mimic central banks in protecting your finances.
RBNZ Prepared to Print Money and Implement Negative Interest Rates in a Crisis
See how a Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) bulletin outlines 5 unconventional monetary policy plans they could implement in case of a crisis, including negative interest rates and quantitative easing.
Latest Articles
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Jun
Jun
Darryl Schoon outlines why he believes the falling velocity of money means it’s likely deflation that we face for a while longer yet… THE SKY IS FALLING Chicken Little June 2020 The velocity of money is like blood pressure. If it is too high or too low, it can be fatal. Too high […]
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Jun
Jun
NZ Money Supply and House Prices “House prices double every ten years”, the old adage goes. So why is this? Well, we reckon the following chart pretty much answers the question. New Zealand Money Supply M3 source: tradingeconomics.com The chart is taken from a very interesting website called tradingeconomics.com. They have all sorts of […]
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May
May
A couple of weeks ago we reported on the prospect of negative interest rates arriving in New Zealand as soon as November. The Westpac chief economist expected the RBNZ to signal its change of plan in its August Monetary Policy Statement, and make a 75-point cut to -0.5% in November. Since then we’ve had a […]
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Apr
Apr
Sandeep Jaitly shows us how silver demand has been growing despite the apparent lacklustre performance in price. There’s also an argument why the stock market rout has likely only just begun. Sandeep theorises on how low many publicly traded companies could yet fall. Of course the level of this “fall” depends on how the central […]
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Apr
Apr
We’re at the end of the second week of the national Level 4 lockdown. So it’s worth reflecting on what will the impacts of the COVID19 lockdown be? This article covers: There are many theories as to where the virus started. Debate about how bad it will be and how much worse it could have […]
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Jan
Jan
Are you at all confused about the difference between NZD and USD gold price (and silver price)? Here’s a question from a reader wanting some clarity on NZ Dollar versus USD Dollar precious metals prices: I am a little confused about the difference between the NZD and USD pricing though. Can you explain how the […]
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Jan
Jan
We recently reported that in 2019 just about every asset class went up – including gold and silver. That is possibly evidence that we are in or entering Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises “crack-up boom”. Below Darryl Schoon discusses the goings on in the US Repo market and what he believes was the cause of […]
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Jan
Jan
The US Dollar may well have recently entered another cycle of decline against the other major currencies of the world. This week we have a question from a reader as to how this might impact any gains in the NZ Dollar gold price: When we buy precious metals, all prices are according to USD, then […]
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Dec
Dec
Learn some little known history about the birth of fractional reserve banking from silver storehouses and the importance of matching time deposits with loan duration… We previously posted a video interview with Sandeep Jaitly of Feketeresearch.com. Sandeep covered many points but one in particular reminded us of a lecture of his we were privileged to hear here […]