Authored by Richard Ebeling via The Mises Institute,
Very often bad and failed ideas do not die, they simply reappear during periods of supposed social and political crisis in slightly different intellectual garb, and offer “solutions” that would merely help to bring about some of the very types of crises for which they once again claim to have the answers. Socialism in its various “progressive” mutations represents one of the leading ones in our time.
Authored by Frank Holmes via StockBoardAsset.com,
Summary
Gold Surges 2.6% After Jackson Hole and N. Korean Missile
“Financial markets think the only realistic option for the U.S. and North Korea will be to sit down and talk at some point because other options are too costly for everyone involved. But no one can rule out the risk of accidents. Markets think the chicken game will continue for now and North Korea will remain a risk.”
- Masayoshi Kichikawa, chief strategist at Sumitomo Mitsui.
Authored by Cyril Widdershoven via OilPrice.com,