The head of the Institute for the World Economy believes that sooner or later tax increases must be considered in order to cope with the corona crisis. There is absolutely no question that this coronavirus will be used to raise taxes dramatically to cover the revenue losses that those in power created with their draconian […]

There is a clear risk that the EU could break up when the very foundation was intended to provide free movement and move more in the direction of the United States of Europe. The free movement has come to an end, and even Merkel has warned that social distancing has come to stay in Europe […]

QUESTION: Marty, for the people within the EU it is absolutely critical to know what will happen when they go digital! Will there be a currency devaluation for bank deposits and cash? And when is the most likely time for that transformation from cash-to-digital? If there is a devaluation it would make absolute sense to […]

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QUESTION: Hi Martin, Awhile back you mentioned the ECB doesn’t have unilateral authority to expand the money supply, and that the political crisis in Europe would begin once the ECB ran out of cash reserves. How far off are we from that moment, and how does the Repo crisis tie into that? CG ANSWER: Yes. […]

QUESTION: Marty, To those of us in the eurozone who own physical gold, what would you suggest to do? Thanks for keeping your human heart. Kind regards, KVS ANSWER: I believe you may start to see this idea floated in the press next week. It will probably be voluntary at first. I do not believe […]

QUESTION: Marty, the gold buyback quote at ….. is now spot + $20. A week ago the quote was spot + $2. Supply & demand? Shortage of 1 oz random year golden eagles? What’s going on? Thanks for your prolific post output during this crisis! Cheers, TGM ANSWER:  Europe has directed bullion dealers not to […]

Last September, we provided a special report on the dollar shortage. Throughout Europe, there is such a panic into physical dollars many places simply have no currency left for exchanging. This report deals with the Next Monetary Reform many will call Bretton Woods II. What is the future for the dollar? Contrary to what many […]

Europe has moved as expected and banned short selling in Italy, Belgium, Spain, and France. Politicians fail to realize that it is ONLY shorts who are buying during a panic. Without the short-players, there is NO BID which makes markets far less liquid. Whatever politicians can do seriously wrong, they are doing in spade! I […]