It looks like we are headed to a shut down. The House will pass a Continuing Resolution for the debt ceiling, but they will include no funding for Obamacare. Not only do the Republican constituents demand they get rid of Obamacare, but as of January 1st, Congress is forced itself to go under this system. […]

Glen Downs is a Chief of Staff on Capitol Hill working there for nearly 30 years. Glen sees what is coming and is also deeply concerned. He will be the first to tell you Congress will do nothing to prevent anything. While Glen is not into the forecasting role, he is behind the curtain and […]

Sometimes I write something I think is fairly common knowledge among professionals and what comes back is astonishing. Our professional readers have poured in saying about time someone told the truth about how central bankers float ideas to test the market. But the shocker has been the response from political circles. There seems to be […]

The assumption behind any conspiracy theory lies the idea that people act according to the LONG-TERM expectations. Unfortunately, just as you will one day pray for hyperinflation and the easy way out of this mess without oppression, you will also pray that the conspiracy theories are real for that would mean there is some plan and […]

COMMENT FROM ONE OF OUR MAJOR HEAD INSTITUTIONAL TRADERS Hi Marty, Looking at your blog I am surprised you ever have time to sleep! Your last article about Cb’s floating ideas just to see what happens is right on point! In Japan the stories always appeared in the gaijin newspapers – just to see how […]

Argentina did it. Poland will take over and cancel its government bonds held by its privately managed pension funds. This will stop just shy of actually “nationalizing” the system as it seeks to curb public debt. Socialism is completely falling apart. Thank you Karl Marx for selling this crap to politicians who just never saw a […]

COMMENT: Hi Mr. Armstrong, I enjoy reading your blog everyday, and thank you for your thoughts and for sharing your expertise.  This article which just appeared on cbc.ca’s website is about how public pensions need to be reformed within the province of Alberta Canada, and how the union is against this.  Please refer to the […]

QUESTION:  Martin, On September 18th you wrote “That is until it is time for a new monetary system after all of these jokers are done trying to grab power.” What do you think the new monetary system will be based on. Many people claim that Russia and China will force the balance of international trade […]

QUESTION:  Dear Mr. Armstrong- You seem to hint that Bernanke didn’t want rates to go up especially when there is a ceiling impasse. Yet, he talked about taper/untaper and torchured the market for 3 months to prepare investors for a smooth QE-reduction. Most investors I know were expecting a small taper that could have still been interpreted as […]

QUESTION: Been reading your writings for over twenty years, enjoying everything. Quick question, in regards to 2015.75 and the time frame for unrest, economic implosion and capital flow directional changes. Is this the time frame that gold will once again embark on a new up leg which will conclude in the famous and typical blow off phase ? Also, do you foresee a reset with a […]