Fractional Reserve Banking: A Response To Mish

On Tuesday I wrote an article, “Fractional reserve Banking: The Real Story,” in which I discussed the workings of fractional reserve banking. Mish (Mike Shedlock) responded critically to my article on his blog, “Central Bank Authorized Fraud; Fractional Reserve Lending Problems Go Far Beyond “Duration Mismatch“. This post is a response to his comments. I [...]

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Are Banks Lending Again?

I want to follow up on several things I mentioned yesterday, mainly the state of banks and credit in America.

In yesterday’s article, “Goldman Says Fed May Need To Print $4 Trillion To Start Inflation,” I said:

Before we get back to the Fed, I think it is important that we are seeing a growing [...]

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Exit Strategy: Can The Fed Stop Inflation?

By Jeff Harding.

Dr. Frank Shostak is Chief Economist for MF Global, the former trading arm of Man Financial, the world’s largest hedge fund. Man spun off MF Global as a stand-alone company. I believe he is the best (Austrian school) economist out there in applied economics because he makes his living prognosticating for a [...]

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