Comes now to respectful international attention a volume entitled War and Gold: A 500-Year History of Empires, Adventures, and De bt by Member of Parliament Kwasi Kwarteng. This near-perfect volume ...

What if the gold standard is not an antique but, rather, a “timeless classic” (as termed in a speech by Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann in September 2012)? High tech guru George Gilder deploys ...

The gold standard. Today, the term denotes something that is the highest level of quality in its category. Gold, with all its luster, has been sought after, fought over and prized for thousands of ...

The U.S. treasurer under Eisenhower, Ivy Baker Priest, is best remembered for her observation, “I’m often wrong, but never in doubt.” That’s a delightful maxim for a neutral position like the ...

Gold can be converted into cash under a gold standard regime, and that means redemption into a specific amount of money. For example, in the 1900s, following the ratification of the Gold Standard Act, ...