Fool’s Gold

This week Phil and Steve explore who would be hit hardest by a full‑blown US–EU trade war, and how the escalating Greenland dispute exposes Europe’s dependence on American defence and technology. They examine whether Europe could credibly build its own security architecture — fro ...  Show more

In this episode of Debunking Economics, Phil Dobbie and Professor Steve Keen dive into the thorny world of “sovereign money” and “100% money” — two reform proposals that aim to radically reshape how modern banking works. Prompted by a listener email, the conversation unpacks why ...  Show more

In 1971, President Richard Nixon changed the rules of money because foreign countries being paid in U.S. dollars grew skeptical when the U.S. Treasury was printing more and more money to cover our debts, and they began exchanging their dollars directly for gold in earnest, deplet ...  Show more

Robert Kiyosaki is well-known for the phrase “Savers are losers” and it’s never been more true than in today’s economy. In his book, today’s guest says, “As history reveals an ugly pattern of governments spending tomorrow’s hard-earned savings today leaving unknowing savers holdi ...  Show more

Why you should allocate a small percentage of your assets to gold.

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Le Zimbabwe introduit, ce lundi 8 mai, une monnaie numérique adossée au cours de l’or. Avec cette nouvelle cryptomonnaie, la Banque centrale espère freiner l’hyper-inflation qui ravage le pays. Dans ce pays d’Afrique australe où la monnaie locale s’est effondrée, on pourra désorm ...  Show more