QUESTION: Dear Martin, Re: Non-Farm Payrolls Blowout All Analysts Show USA is Still Holding Up the World I am been following you for a number of years and believe you to be one of the best-informed analysts in the world. However, your latest email concerning the gobbledygook reported by the BLS for May’s […]

Asia was relatively well behaved today, weaker obviously after what market activity there was yesterday in Europe, but lets just jump straight to the action. Developments really are happening by the hour in Italy, now with the Five Star Movement calling for the countries President to be impeached. There is a good chance we will […]

The safe-haven bid that the Yen has received this week, has resulted in a 2% decline for the Nikkei by the time we closed Friday. Despite todays market managing to hold a small positive for much of the afternoon, the currency has had a significant influence. The Yen is closing mid 109 in late US […]

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong; I have a friend in the management of the NFL. I sent him your piece on the decline of their industry and how the protests were really turning people off. Well, they have now banned protests during the game. They revised their policy mandating that players and team personnel present on the […]

Asian markets declined on the President Trump China Trade headline and also on talk that the Singapore meeting with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un may not happen. Markets are nervous and volumes thin, which is why we are seeing such movement. The Nikkei lost over 1% with exporters leading the pack as the Yen […]

A fairly quiet day across all regions today, but probably expected given little overhang of the US/China Trade Talks, a lack of economic data and the FED minutes we will see being released tomorrow. In China the Shanghai closed almost unchanged, as Hang Seng market was closed for holidays. In Australia the ASX dipped -0.7% […]

  While Robert Mueller was not in charge of the FBI after 2013, the new revelations that the FBI was spying on members in the Trump Campaign are very alarming. This is revealing just how deep the FBI has been trying to overthrow Trump. The integrity of the entire Justice Department is really called into […]

The Nikkei strength was the exception in Asia today, as all other core markets closed lower on the day. The Japanese index benefitted from the weakness of the Yen, which at one stage looked as though it may challenge the 111 handle. Even this evening in US trading it remains vulnerable as the safety bid […]

A solid performance from Asia with energy, tech and real estate leading the Hang Seng to another 1%+ return day. Although the HSI was the front runner, there were good gains made for all the core. Sentiment in mainland was probably helped by a tweet over the weekend by President Trump suggesting ongoing trade negotiations […]

The emails have started with the conspiracy accusations that this is the second WEC when President Trump will be there in the same place. True, he was in the same hotel in 2016 in a meeting a couple doors away. This time he has announced the meeting with Kim will take place in Singapore. A […]