ASIA: The recovery in China’s service sector activity extended into a fifth straight month in September, an industry survey showed on Friday, with hiring increasing for the second month in a row. The Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.8 from August’s 54.0, the highest reading since June and staying well above the […]

QUESTION: You do not think given the present animosity between the 2 parties, it would be best to let the Democrats win? If you consider the KAOS for example fallowing a republican win, wouldn’t It be best to let the communists win, give them 4 years to destroy the economy, & any chance they will […]

ASIA: China’s factory activity extended solid growth in September, a private survey showed as the nation’s crucial exports engine revved up on improving overseas demand and underlined a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus shock. The official manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) rose to 51.5 in September from 51.0 in August, according to data from […]

QUESTION: Hi Martin, Thank you so much for sharing the connections Socrates is making between seemingly unrelated ideas. I’m a high school/collegiate science teacher and am wondering if Socrates has identified any correlations between coming astronomical phenomenon (like lunar phases or planetary alignment) to war or the economy. The information you’ve provided on the Sun […]

ASIA: US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that China must be held accountable for having “unleashed” COVID-19 on the world, prompting Beijing to accuse him of “lies” and abusing the U.N. platform to provoke confrontation. But China’s UN ambassador Zhang Jun rejected Trump’s accusations against China as “baseless” and […]

QUESTION: Marty; Do you ever advise Boris Johnson? HS ANSWER: No. I have never spoken with him nor with any member of his staff that I am aware of. Perhaps some in the past. People tend to rotate around a lot in government. But to the best of my knowledge, I have never spoken with […]

FT 1998 Martin Armstrong June 27, 1998 Rubble of the Rouble QUESTION: Marty; My cousin in Britain who works in the government said the governments are acting insane because of your model. They timed the Covid-19 pandemic to coincide with your turning point January 18, 2020, and then the lockdowns are because your model has […]

COMMENT: Hi, yesterday it was reported that the monthly official testing for covid of 2500 randomly selected persons in all of Sweden (totally ca 10 million) showed exactly ZERO covid cases in August. During the peak of the outbreak in April such testing showed merely 0,9% and in May 0,3%. These figures are officially presented […]

ASIA: The US says it has revoked the visas of more than 1,000 Chinese students and researchers who are deemed to be a security risk. The move follows a proclamation by President Donald Trump in May aimed at Chinese nationals suspected of having ties to the military. He said some had stolen data and intellectual […]

These Democratic state governors have been so draconian in suppressing their economies for political purposes. Then they have the audacity to turn around and raise taxes to cover the losses in revenue. New Jersey raised gasoline taxes. California is trying to install the first wealth tax, thanks to the French economist Piketty. But California is […]