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"Deprived" My Foot

George Selgin/July 11, 2015June 19, 2022

I don't know about you, but I'm tired of hearing  that  Greece is being "deprived of fresh Euros" by the ECB, or by the European Commission, or that those bodies are "moving toward cutting off its money supply."  That's to say nothing of the Greek government's suggestion…

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Euro, European Union, ECB, Eurozone
Fiat Money, Financial Markets, The Fed & Central Banks

Alt-M Redux: Incredible Commitments: Why the Euro is Destroying both Europe and Itself

George Selgin/July 2, 2015June 19, 2022

(Every now and then, it seems worthwhile to re-post a seemingly pertinent item from our archives.  Thus the ongoing Greek crisis inspires me to air once more a post I wrote in 2012 concerning the flaws of Europe's currency system that had already begun to set the stage for…

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ECB, Federal Reserve, swap lines, Greece, Euro
Money & Politics, News, The Fed & Central Banks

Speaking of Greece…

George Selgin/June 25, 2015June 19, 2022

If you think that the Fed isn't involved in the Greek mess, you may want to think again.  Paul-Martin Foss, our good friend at the Carl Menger Center, wrote a very nice post a few days ago concerning how the Fed may be getting itself tangled-up in…

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Greece, Euro, IMF, ECB, European Union
Booms & Busts, Fiat Money, News

Europe's Hard Choice

Gerald P O'Driscoll/June 24, 2015June 19, 2022

In Monday's Financial Times, columnist Gideon Rachman presented a grim outlook for Greece and the European Union.  He argues there are no good outcomes.  There are three options.  First, the EU can make concessions to Greece.  Second, the EU can stand firm and allow Greece to leave the…

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