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Currency wars : the making of the next global crisis / by Rickards, James.(CARDINAL)397495;
MARCIVE 9/4/12Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-280) and index.Prewar -- Financial war -- Reflections on a golden age -- Currency war I (1921-1936) -- Currency war II (1967-1987) -- Currency war III (2010- ) -- The G20 solution -- Globalization and state capital -- The misuse of economics -- Currencies, capital and complexity -- Endgame : paper, gold or chaos?Drawing on a mix of economic history, network science, and sociology, "Currency Wars" provides a rich understanding of the increasing threats to U.S. national security, from dollar devaluation to collapse in the European periphery, failed states in Africa, Chinese neomercantilism, Russian adventurism, and the current scramble for gold.
Subjects: Currency crises.; Foreign exchange.; Financial crises.;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 11
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Once a bitcoin miner : scandal and turmoil in the cryptocurrency wild west / by Lou, Ethan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-248) and index."For readers of Bitcoin Billionaires comes a true tale of Bitcoin boom to bust: the inside story of fortune and new beginnings in the cryptocurrency Wild West Fresh out of university, Ethan Lou moves to Western Canada to write for Reuters, landing in an oil boomtown with deep roots in the past. But before that, he had another life, in the cryptocurrency world, crossing paths with the likes of the late Gerald Cotten of QuadrigaCX and Anthony Di Iorio, co-founder of Ethereum. When his early Bitcoin investments pay off spectacularly, the newly risen Lou builds a blockchain start-up, riding into a some-trillion-dollar frontier of open-bar pool parties, wealth-flaunting money giveaways, psychedelics, scams, scandals, and turmoil. Lou meets the wildcatters and the fast-talkers, the ambitious and the adventurous, and the exiles seeking fresh starts--all chasing hope, fortune, and the smell of gold. Yet nothing lasts. Calamity comes in waves. Overhead, vultures circle, and in the tall grass, lawmen lurk. This new world is harsh and unpredictable. A true story, Once a Bitcoin Miner is investigative journalism at its best: painstakingly researched through court and government records, extensive interviews, and confidential files and sources. It is also an accessible literary account: a richly told first-person narrative that delves deep into this prominent yet shadowy domain."--
Subjects: Lou, Ethan.; Cryptocurrencies.; Bitcoin.; Currency crises.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The death of money : the coming collapse of the international monetary system / by Rickards, James.(CARDINAL)397495;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-341) and index.Introduction -- Money and geopolitics. Prophesy ; The war god's face -- Money and markets. The ruin of markets ; China's new financial warlords ; The new German reich ; BELLs, BRICS, and beyond -- Money and wealth. Debt, deficits, and the dollar ; Central bank of the world ; Gold redux ; Crossroads ; Maelstrom -- Conclusion.A sequel to the best-selling Currency Wars predicts a coming collapse of the monetary system while counseling investors on how to survive it, arguing that the dollar will be at the center of a crisis that will differentiate money from wealth.The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil unrest, or significant damage to the stability of the global economy. Now James Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, shows why another collapse is rapidly approaching--and why this time, nothing less than the institution of money itself is at risk. The American dollar has been the global reserve currency since the end of the Second World War. If the dollar fails, the entire international monetary system will fail with it. No other currency has the deep, liquid pools of assets needed to do the job. Optimists have always said, in essence, that there's nothing to worry about--that confidence in the dollar will never truly be shaken, no matter how high our national debt or how dysfunctional our government. But in the last few years, the risks have become too big to ignore. While Washington is gridlocked and unable to make progress on our long-term problems, our biggest economic competitors--China, Russia, and the oil producing nations of the Middle East--are doing everything possible to end U.S. monetary hegemony. The potential results: Financial warfare. Deflation. Hyperinflation. Market collapse. Chaos.The next financial collapse will resemble nothing in history. Deciding upon the best course to follow will require comprehending a minefield of risks, while poised at a crossroads, pondering the death of the dollar." The international monetary system has collapsed three times in the past hundred years, in 1914, 1939, and 1971. Each collapse was followed by a period of tumult: war, civil unrest, or significant damage to the stability of the global economy. Now James Rickards, the acclaimed author of Currency Wars, shows why another collapse is rapidly approaching-and why this time, nothing less than the institution of money itself is at risk. The American dollar has been the global reserve currency since the end of the Second World War. If the dollar fails, the entire international monetary system will fail with it. No other currency has the deep, liquid pools of assets needed to do the job. Optimists have always said, in essence, that there's nothing to worry about-that confidence in the dollar will never truly be shaken, no matter how high our national debt or how dysfunctional our government. But in the last few years, the risks have become too big to ignore. While Washington is gridlocked and unable to make progress on our long-term problems, our biggest economic competitors-China, Russia, and the oil producing nations of the Middle East-are doing everything possible to end U.S. monetary hegemony. The potential results: Financial warfare. Deflation. Hyperinflation. Market collapse. Chaos. Rickards offers a bracing analysis of these and other threats to the dollar. The fundamental problem is that money and wealth have become more and more detached. Money is transitory and ephemeral, and it may soon be worthless if central bankers and politicians continue on their current path. But true wealth is permanent and tangible, and it has real value worldwide. The author shows how everyday citizens who save and invest have become guinea pigs in the central bankers' laboratory. The world's major financial players-national governments, big banks, multilateral institutions-will always muddle through by patching together new rules of the game. The real victims of the next crisis will be small investors who assumed that what worked for decades will keep working. Fortunately, it's not too late to prepare for the coming death of money. Rickards explains the power of converting unreliable money into real wealth: gold, land, fine art, and other long-term stores of value. As he writes: "The coming collapse of the dollar and the international monetary system is entirely foreseeable. Only nations and individuals who make provision today will survive the maelstrom to come.
Subjects: Money; International finance.; Currency crises.; Financial crises.;
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Cabal / by Goodwin, Mark,1970-author.(CARDINAL)620199;
When Agent Joshua Stone is called to a high-level meeting at the Department of Homeland Security, he learns about a new global order which will be transitioning into power. Stone is read in on the plan for a single planetary government and a world-wide cashless-currency, which will step in to fill the void left by the failing monetary system. To win wide acceptance by the nations of the world, the old system must first be allowed to fail, bringing about a state of global chaos never before seen by mankind. Once desperation has taken the place of pride and hubris, humanity will beg for the proposed one-world empire led by the charismatic tech guru Lucius Alexander.
Subjects: Apocalyptic fiction.; Novels.; Financial crises; Currency crises; Cyberterrorism; Families; Christians; Regression (Civilization);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Code red : how to protect your savings from the coming crisis / by Mauldin, John.(CARDINAL)655447; Tepper, Jonathan,1976-(CARDINAL)689720;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The great experiment -- 20th century currency wars : the barbarous relic and Bretton Woods -- The Japanese tsunami : starting a currency war -- A world of financial repression.The central banks in the U.S., U.K., E.U., and Japan have rigged the game against the average saver and investor. Learn how to protect your hard-earned cash from disastrous monetary policies, and how to come out a winner in the irresponsible game of chicken they're playing with the global financial system.
Subjects: Currency crises; Financial crises; Money; Saving and investment;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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In the Senate of the United States. April 13, 1858. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Evans submitted the following report. The Committee on Revolutionary Claims, to whom was referred the petition of Elizabeth A. Middleton, praying to be allowed a sum of money expended by her father, Captain Belair Posey, during the Revolutionary War, having had the same under consideration, submit the following report ... by United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Revolutionary Claims.(CARDINAL)854308; Evans, Josiah James,1786-1858;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Claims.; Currency boards.; Currency crises.; Armed Forces; Theft.;
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R.A. Wainwright. January 16, 1857. -- Laid upon the table and ordered to be printed. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Military Affairs.(CARDINAL)276883; Sapp, William Robinson,1804-1875;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Wainwright, Robert A.; Administrative responsibility.; Arsenals.; Armories.; Claims.; Currency boards.; Currency crises.; Negligence.; Theft.;
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In the Senate of the United States. March 13, 1860. -- Ordered to be printed. Mr. Mason made the following report. (To accompany Bill S. 270.) The Committee on Foreign Relations, to whom was referred the memorial of John H. Wheeler, late United States minister to Nicaragua, have had the same under consideration, and now report ... by United States.Congress.Senate.Committee on Foreign Relations.(CARDINAL)135664; Mason, J. M.(James Murray),1798-1871.(CARDINAL)188665;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Wheeler, John H.; Claims.; Collecting of accounts.; Currency boards.; Currency crises.; Expense accounts.; Foreign exchange.; Wages.; Nicaragua; Ambassadors.; Diplomats.;
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John H. Horne. (To accompany Senate Bill 46.) December 11, 1856. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Indian Affairs.(CARDINAL)156478; Greenwood, Alfred Burton,1811-1889.(CARDINAL)855083;
Subjects: Legislative materials.; Horne, John H.; United States. Department of the Interior. Office of Indian Affairs (1849-1947); Treaty with the Choctaw. 1830.; Claims.; Currency boards.; Currency crises.; Depreciation.; Indian land transfers.; Indians; Prices.;
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The euro : how a common currency threatens the future of Europe / by Stiglitz, Joseph E.,author.(CARDINAL)147756;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-394) and index.Part I. Europe in crisis --The euro crisis --The euro: the hope and the reality --Europe's dismal performance --Part II. Flawed from the start --When can a single currency ever work? --The euro: a divergent system --Monetary policy and the European Central Bank --Part III. Misconceived policies --Crises policies: how Troika policies compounded the flawed eurozone structure, ensuring depression --Structural reforms that further compounded failure --Part IV. A way forward? --Creating a eurozone that works --Can there be an amicable divorce? --Toward a flexible euro --The way forward.Discusses how the 2008 financial crisis revealed the shortcomings of the euro and how it has caused Europe's economic stagnation, and outlines three possible plans for moving forward.
Subjects: European Union.; Euro.; Currency question; European federation.; Financial crises; Monetary policy;
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