Now, archaeologist Dr. Mikael Fauvelle has introduced a new idea that may better explain how money started. His study, ...

Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both ...

Hans Hoppe recently criticized Argentina‘s President Javier Milei for not closing the country‘s inflationary central bank. In ...

Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama foresaw a 100% probability that Bitcoin , the world’s largest cryptocurrency, will lose all of its value within the next decade. During an interview on the ...

Official bank notes and coins are highly visible examples of fiat money. Today, in modern capitalist economies, the most dominant form of money by far is not fiat money. Instead, commercial banks ...

Earth's climate has changed throughout history for numerous reasons, but an abundance of evidence shows modern climate change is driven by human behavior. There is no evidence the post's depiction ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation This note provides a conceptual framework to organize discussions of the appropriateness of the monetary policy stance and ...

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But they’re far from the most valuable out there right now. Hint: It usually helps if a country’s currency is backed by valuable oil reserves and a strict monetary policy. The Euro is the second-most ...

Elden Ring was no doubt helped by its GOTY contender expansion, Shadow of the Erdtree, coming out in 2024. And Hogwarts Legacy? Well, who knows. It hit Switch in late 2023 and finally started getting ...

Policy-generated disruptions to the ongoing disinflation process could interrupt the pivot to easing monetary policy, with implications for fiscal sustainability and financial stability. Managing ...

Beta Film has taken world sales rights to drama series “Other People’s Money,” which will make its world premiere next month in the Berlinale’s Panorama section. The series centers on ...