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A move away from debt-based currencies to a system somewhat based on hard assets is not out of the picture if the global economy doesn’t recover, some investors say. more...

The *age-old idea is attracting new fans, amid growing investor concern that enormous government borrowing is weakening the dollar and spark hyper-inflation. more...

CNBC's Steve Liesman with a look at the sagging U.S. dollar and putting the nation back on the gold standard, with James Grant, Grant's Interest Rate Observer. more...

With fiscal instability plaguing the U.S. and Europe, some want a return to the past and a restraint on money supply. more...

Central bankers are in the business of "currency manipulation," James Grant, editor of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, told CNBC Thursday.* He wants a "modernized, 21st century gold standard that checks the capacity of central banks to print money." more...