Axel Merk

Merk Funds

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• Will Bernanke Create Hyperinflation?

  Published 16 December 2005 | viewed 7,129 times

  What are the lessons from the Great Depression, from stagflation in the 1970s, from deflation in Japan? The bubbles that preceded these challenging times should…

• Globalization and the Dollar

  Published 11 November 2005 | viewed 4,504 times

  A discussion of globalization triggers passionate and at times violent responses. Rarely has an economic topic captured the spirit of the public so much. What…

• The Dollar, Gold and Stagflation - Greenspan's Conundrum

  Published 26 October 2005 | viewed 4,851 times

  Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Greenspan is confused - why are long-term interest rates so low? Is it what he calls too low a risk premium…

• Bernanke - On the Road to Disaster?

  Published 25 October 2005 | viewed 3,452 times

  Ben Bernanke, current chairman of the administration's council of economic advisors, is President Bush's nominee to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve.…

• Is a Dollar Crisis Looming?

  Published 10 October 2005 | viewed 6,259 times

  "It's the 70's, stupid!" was a headline on CNBC on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 - a day when the dollar dropped sharply against major currencies.…

• China Is Open for Business

  Published 24 September 2005 | viewed 4,602 times

  Will China's growth eliminate inflation? When you add relatively easy access to money to a seemingly unlimited supply of skilled labor and a sense of…

• Is the US Economy Shock-Resistant?

  Published 12 September 2005 | viewed 6,024 times

  How well equipped is the U.S. economy to weather shocks, such as the catastrophic hurricane Katrina? How does the economic stimulus of rebuilding the area…

• Fed May Not Stop Inflation

  Published 19 August 2005 | viewed 5,219 times

  U.S. wholesale prices (PPI) rose a full 1 percent in July as energy costs surged. This is the biggest one month increase in 9 months,…

• China's Basket of Currencies Impacts Trading Partners

  Published 12 August 2005 | viewed 4,710 times

  As the weighting of the U.S. dollar is decreased in aligning the yuan to a basket of currencies, People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan…

• The Modern Command Economy: the 30-Year Bond is Returning

  Published 05 August 2005 | viewed 5,344 times

  The U.S. consumer and the U.S. government have a lot in common: ever more powerful drugs are required to keep them spending. The latest move…

• A Snowball in the Making: China's Basket of Currencies

  Published 27 July 2005 | viewed 5,831 times

  China's announcement to abandon its U.S. dollar peg in favor of a basket of currencies has to be seen like a snowball in the making:…

• China: U.S. Dollar may not be Worth the Paper it is Printed on

  Published 27 June 2005 | viewed 6,192 times

  The $18.5 billion bid by China's state-controlled Cnooc Ltd. to purchase the American energy company Unocal has created fear, anger and calls for intervention among…

• Is the European Union in Crisis?

  Published 19 June 2005 | viewed 3,392 times

  Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka says the inability of the EU summit to come to a budget compromise lies squarely in the selfishness of the…

• Gold Up as the Current Account Deficit Continues its Rise

  Published 18 June 2005 | viewed 3,803 times

  The first quarter current account deficit has been released; it was higher than "the market" expected. Now $195.1 billion, an annual run rate of $780.4…

• Trade Deficit - Be Careful What You Wish For

  Published 09 June 2005 | viewed 3,999 times

  This Friday on June 10th, the April trade balance will be released. Expectations are for US$58 billion, up from $55 billion in March. In March,…

• The Fed Opts for Growth, Ignoring Imbalances and Inflation

  Published 02 June 2005 | viewed 3,344 times

  Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher, using a baseball analogy, said the Fed is in its 8th inning, and will raise rates one more…

• U.S. Current Account Deficit May Hit $900 Billion Next Year

  Published 28 May 2005 | viewed 3,821 times

  The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is warning that the U.S. current account deficit will hit $900 billion or 6.7 percent of U.S.…

• Press Release: Merk Investments Launches Merk Hard Currency Fund

  Published 17 May 2005 | viewed 7,811 times

  -- Mutual fund seeks to protect against a declining US dollar relative to other currencies-- PALO ALTO, Calif. - May 17, 2005 - Merk Investments…

• The Fed Embraces Public Perception in Place of Sound Monetary Judgment to Set Policy

  Published 21 April 2005 | viewed 5,293 times

  Last year, Paul O'Neill in his book on his days as U.S. Treasury Secretary wrote that he had the TV business channel CNBC running all…