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Month: December 2019

Rise in US Dollar Will Force Defaults in Third World

The countless analysts who keep preaching that the dollar will collapse have been singing the same song since 1971. They NEVER look outside the USA and simply...

Market Talk – December 12, 2019

ASIA: According to reports from Reuters, China is trying to propose a plan to promote Macau to be its next “Hong Kong” by building it into a...

PRIVATE BLOG – Coming Mother of All Financial Crises

PRIVATE BLOG – Coming Mother of All Financial Crises Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn...

Why the Fed Is Not Lowering Rates

  COMMENT: Thanks so much for your explanation of the Repo Crisis which is now self-evident that the Fed has reversed course and did not cut rates. You are...

Republics & the Death of Democracy Drowning in Corruption

COMMENT: Martin, The Death of Democracy is alive and well here in Seattle. A statewide initiative I-976 to limit Washington car tabs to $30 has just passed with a...

Pollution v Climate Change

QUESTION: Mr, Armstrong; in searching your writings you acknowledge that pollution is a problem. So to be clear, you distinguish pollution from climate change? Can...

Often the Insanity of Trying to Draft Laws

The legal scandal in Spain after a court acquitted five men of raping (sexual assault) a 14-year old girl because she was unconscious has sparked international...

Why the Fed Stopped Lowering Short-term Rates

The Repo Crisis is only Part II of this Mother of All Financial Crises. Where Quantitative Easing was buying in long-term debt to try to lower long-term interest...

Market Talk – December 11, 2019

ASIA: According to CNBC, Chinese negotiators would like all the upcoming US tariffs removed before the December 15th deadline if they are going to proceed with...

Manipulating the World Economy at Amazon – AVAILABLE SOON

“Manipulating the World Economy” has been received by Amazon from the printer. Those who attended the 2019 WEC received a signed first edition copy of...