My big fat Greek bailout
Greece was bailed out for the second time in four months. Or did it default? Well, a bit of both, I guess. All bondholders are equal. But some are more equal than others. If you are the ECB, your...
View ArticleECB money injection not a reason for optimism
Photo by M. Bartosch Are you feeling optimistic yet? Are you confident that policy-makers have things under control? – If so, you must believe that we can solve any economic problem by throwing freshly...
View ArticlePlease don’t call this capitalism!
Unlimited Euros!, photo by Florian K. Surprise, surprise, the Euro Zone debt crisis is back. Or was it never gone? As yields on Spanish and Italian government bonds are heading higher once again, I am...
View ArticleWhy gold is my favourite asset
International, inelastic, apolitical, lasting. (photo by Swiss Banker) I hate to give personal investment advice. So please do me a favour and do not treat the following as investment advice. I am...
View ArticleThe separation of money and state
Headquarters of the IMF “So what do you think should be done?” I often get this question after I presented my case against our fiat money system, and I sense there is a trace of frustration in it, a...
View ArticleHappy interventionists: The economists’ attack on your property
Confiscation in the olden days: Brueghel's 'Paying the Tax' (wikimedia) Last week, the Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), or German Institute for Economic Research, an influential think...
View ArticleDetlev on the Keiser Report – Boom & Bust Vicious Cycle
Excerpt from The Keiser Report (E346) with Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert on which Detlev appeared on September 27th. “Max talks to Detlev Schlichter, author of Paper Money Collapse about quantitative...
View ArticleWe are on the road to serfdom
Image by Dan We are now five years into the Great Fiat Money Endgame and our freedom is increasingly under attack from the state, liberty’s eternal enemy. It is true that by any realistic measure most...
View Article“Watching your money disappear” – Speech to senior representatives of the UK...
The fiat money vortex (Image by Stuart Miles) Last week I spoke at the Open Forum Seminar organized by the European Pension Fund Investment Forum (EPFIF). The event was held at The Magic Circle, an...
View ArticleThe true significance of the $1 trillion coin
Image by Stuart Miles Under President Obama the debt of the United States government has grown by about 50%, and now stands at close to $16 trillion. Every year, the US government spends between $1.2...
View ArticleDetlev on the Keiser Report – 7th May (E441) ECB policy…
On 7th May, Detlev appeared on RT – the Keiser Report to discuss ECB policy, and the gold battle between Chinese housewives and Wall Street.
View ArticleOxford Hayek Society talk followed by Q and A
The Oxford Hayek Society invited Detlev to give a talk at Christ Church on 14th May 2013. This was followed by a lively discussion afterwards …
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