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Gold demand: this is the biggest story of the decade says the Perth Mint...

Central banks have turned from net sellers of gold into net buyers over the last ten years, and a lot of this has to...

When China’s Supply Chains Break, so Will the Delusion the U.S. Economy Is Invulnerable...

Was it ever plausible that China's economy could grind to a halt and there wouldn't be any consequences for the U.S. economy?...

Auto Sales Rebound in January – Robert Hughes (02/07/2020)

Sales of light vehicles totaled 16.8 million at an annual rate in January, up from a 16.6 million pace in December (see top chart). The pace...

South Korea’s Neo-Mercantilist Growth Engine Has Stalled – Mihai Macovei (02/07/2020)

Capital accumulation and productivity growth are the outcome of free market investment and not of government spending. This is well known to Austrian school...

Reporting Recipe: How to Identify Suspicious Campaign Finance Records – Ilya Marritz and...

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Taking the Freedom Out of Freelancing – Allison Schrager (02/07/2020)

As I headed to LAX after a recent trip to Los Angeles, my Lyft driver insisted that we stop at In-N-Out Burger so that...