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US Government Paper Will Be Safe At Least until 2016

QUESTION: Are  short term US bonds (not more tan 2 years) a safe place to be? Having cash is lethal if the bank goes under. ANSWER: Yes. However, I would stay...

Fed is Very Concerned About Rise in Rates

Interest Rates are not actually within the scope of the Fed’s power. It can create a base rate, but everything from there is indirect. That is why the Fed...

More Bernanke Confusion & Turbulence

In the wake of Wednesday’s surprisingly questioning of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, he has unleashed a massive selloff in the US dollar by giving the reverse...

WHY the NSA Scandal is so Damn Serious

Snowden is not the first to reveal what the NSA has been up to. I have heard this being commented on in meetings on the Hill as a matter of fact. The American press...

So Where is the Recovery?

  One of the most fascinating aspects of market/economic behavior is how the majority MUST be wrong in order to fuel the movement. There are loads of articles...

2016 – the Coming Event Horizon

I have written about the 224 year cycle. These turning points have marked major changes in political trends. Sometimes society survives mostly intact because we...

Everything is Connected

COMMENT: Thank you so much. I am beginning to look at the financial landscape and can see what you have been stating. Today, the dollar down, gold up, Dow off. It...

Britain & the Future

COMMENT:  I would like my deepest admiration for you and your work to be a matter of record. It does seem slightly strange to be saying that, known as I am for...

Can money be Intangible?

QUESTION: OK you were right about gold. But your idea that money can be intangible without inflation I am not sure about. Are there any examples? ANSWER: Plenty....

Public v Private – Cycle Inversion & the Dollar

QUESTION: Martin, Contrary to the sensationalism of this article, does the inversion basically just mean that gold is going down and the U.S. Dollar is going up?...