QUESTION: Marty, I gather from your writings that the Romans had corporations, stocks, bonds, futures, insurance, and financial panics. The chart you have showing the collapse of the monetary system in just 8.6 years and the 52 year decline in the follis demonstrate what you repeated from the Bible that there is nothing new under […]

Gold peaked on our target week at the 1307 level failing to get through the first line of key resistance at 1310 intraday. Gold also failed to close above 1298 on a weekly basis. Today, the key support lies at the 1226 level and a weekly closing beneath this area is require for the break. […]

  Putin plays his trump card. He tells Merkel that the EU should reject the trade agreement with the USA enter into a partnership with the newly established Eurasian Economic Union instead. A free trade zone with the neighbors would make more sense than a deal with the US Putin argues. The Obama’s confrontation with Putin […]

I have stated time and time again, whenever a politician speaks, you have to listen to every word and read not just between the lines, you have to read between each letter. Mario Draghi said at the press conference, the majority was so clear that a vote was not necessary. That was an outright lie. Draghi […]

The attempt to isolate Putin from the world club has failed. With oil prices collapsing, Putin must sure up domestic support and now needs a victory. He can easily blame the economic decline at home on the West’s sanctions. That was handed to him on a gold platter. Had the West not tried to sanction […]

  One does not have to be religious to find ancient texts that are curiously interesting advice with regard to history and economics. Of course the Ten Commandments states clearly that thou shalt not covet their neighbor’s goods. Yet, somehow “socialism” and “Marxism” is all about progressive taxation in every respect and taking from others […]

The border is closing rapidly. First it was FATCA hunting Americans with any assets overseas whatsoever. Now just two days after taking charge of the committee chairing the House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, U.S. Rep. John Katko introduced two bills. He is looking to effectively close the borders using terrorism as the excuse as always to […]

In ancient times, whenever there was a rise in war or political uncertainty, the human reaction was to hoard money. The hoard of ancient Roman coins 3rd century we purchased for study from Britain years ago reflected coins of both the Roman Empire and the Gallic Empire. Even the debased coinage was being hoarded. This […]

There was a Free Money Experiment that revealed some interesting aspects of human nature. Essentially, as nuts as it may sound, everyone who needed money would simply get free money. Effectively, everyone would have a guaranteed base annual income provided with monthly checks. Many feared that such a scheme would lead to a disincentive for people […]

COMMENT: Martin, thank you again for all your great work. The greatest fear I have is for my children. The rampant corruption I see everywhere in the United States from the banks, to police, to judges, to politicians, to now hospitals and schools frightens me greatly. I read that Child protective services with police forcibly […]