QUESTION: Hi Mr. Armstrong. I’m a daily reader of your blog and believe you are a service to the public of the world.  Thanks for all your work.  My question: Is there still a minor correction coming to the stock market before it takes off toward 20K?  Or are we just headed straight there? Regards, […]

The Global Market Watch has been posted for the close of December 2nd, 2013. https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/market-watch/

I previously warned that there was a possibility that November would produce the breakout in nominal terms, but there was still a risk that we may decline into Jan/Feb to retest support first. This type of pattern would warn of a Cycle Inversion and this is what I am concerned about. The main Global Correlation […]

The Gold Promoters have so poisoned the well with nonsense that has been tried countless times before and failed, that their insistence upon tangible money is seriously disrupting the ultimate resolution of our critical economic illness. I have explained that even making money gold coins will not prevent it from being a fiat currency. Coinage […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I have been following you for a few years now and am impressed with your historical perspective in all areas of finance. We are currently in some interesting times indeed.   I see so many bloggers stating that there is going to be either an outright gold standard, or some form thereof. I […]

QUESTION: Dear Mr. Armstrong, More and More so called “gold analysts” are getting bearish on the metals,Kitco is invaded with bear forecasts. If you would invest a few money,would you suggest to start accumulate some gold/silver stocks/etf  or would you rather still invest into the stock market? I’m trapped into gold/silver stocks and my losses […]

QUESTION: Hi Martin, Thanks for your great work, it is a pleasure to read your articles and your explanations about gold, government debt and the stock market. Your last article has me confused, however. I have learned from your articles that a crash in the stock market can only occur when the retail investors are […]

QUESTION: Dear Mr Armstrong, I hope you and your family are well. Before I ask my question you are a hero of mine and a champion of the little guy and for that I commend you. It would have been easy to come out of jail and not help the general public and advise very […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, I really appreciate your comment “– YOU ALWAYS ASSUME YOU ARE WRONG. Why? That forces you to constantly double-check everything four times.” Thank you for causing me to question my assumptions regarding the markets and specifically PM’s.  I can see know that I was holding gold for all the wrong reasons while […]

The shadow banking system has expanded dramatically thanks to regulation. The term has been applied to the collection of non-bank financial intermediaries that provide services similar to traditional commercial banks. Bernanke provided a definition in April 2012: “Shadow banking, as usually defined, comprises a diverse set of institutions and markets that, collectively, carry out traditional banking […]