RT Handre (@Handre)John Law convinced the French Regent in 1716 that paper money backed by future colonial profits would solve France's debt crisis. The Mississippi Company's shares soared 3,600% in two years as Law's printing press worked overtime -- classic boom psychology meets unlimited liquidity.Law understood one thing: you can create money from nothing, but you cannot create wealth from nothing. When investors rushed to convert their paper fortunes back to gold and silver in 1720, the Banque Générale ...

The US president’s capacity to unnerve central bankers is as untrammeled as ever https://t.co/mpG0aWeMb1 ...

We all know about the recent spike in gold and silver. Now, a lot of people are speculating that this run is simply not over yet and that, you know, we are going to see higher price action for both of these assets. Now, I will say this, we don't know the answer to that. We don't know what's going to happen next.But one thing that is very clear is that assets long-term are going to be the best way for retail to win. Owning assets right now is essentially a privilege for some because again a lot of people do ...

Politics will at times take precedence over monetary niceties. Central bankers need to get used to that, write @LionelRALaurent and @marcusashworth (via @opinion) https://t.co/1flbaAAf71 ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to speak on Friday at the Fed’s annual gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Evercore ISI warns that market participants might not love what he has to say. https://t.co/1avFYMwxJn ...