Contemporary Wall Street’s hostility to a sound money standard is structural, as its interests are deeply entwined with the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. With the recent passage of the GENIUS Act, the United ...

A few years ago I wrote a piece, for Public Discourse, called “Montesquieu and the Monetary System.” It discussed our having fiat money, non-gold-standard money, today, from the perspective of the ...

There is one big difference between Judy Shelton and your typical D.C. monetary policy wonk. She’s a “gold bug” who believes ...

Demand for stablecoins has risen significantly but the crypto assets shouldn’t be the mainstay of the future monetary system, a group representing the world’s top central banks said. Stablecoins, a ...

Elizabeth Spiers is joined by Matt Sekerke and Steve H. Hanke to discuss their book Making Money Work. If you can't access your feeds, please contact customer support. Thanks! Check your phone for a ...

In an interview with Kitco News this week, Zang said, “When President Trump signed the Genius Act, he changed the global monetary system,” adding that she has no doubt that stable coins will usher in ...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) unveiled a new vision for the future of the global monetary and financial system, centered on a tokenized unified ledger. This innovative framework aims to ...

Given that the Federal Reserve has obviously abandoned its 2 percent target for the rise in prices brought on by its own paper-money inflationary policy, it's important that we keep in mind how our ...

If you've ever sat through a news segment about "interest rate hikes" or "stimulus packages" and felt like the anchors were speaking a completely different language... you're not alone. These terms ...