The public was outraged over the use of tax dollars to bail out banks during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Act of January 2010, which eliminated the option of bank bailouts but opened the door for bank bail-ins. The problem was that the banks in trouble were […]

  ASIA: Economic activity has almost come to a standstill in China as major businesses and investors remain spooked about the future impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The coronavirus has already claimed over 1,300 lives and caused over 48,000 infections. Major retail chains to automobile and smartphone manufacturing firms have been shut down in mainland […]

The 2020 Canadian Outlook Report provides an overview of the Canadian economy, with a special emphasis on the following topics:
-The Canadian Repo Crisis
-Rising separatist movements
-The Canadian debt crisis
-Real estate trends

ASIA: China’s Hubei province reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since January. This gives officials hope that the outbreak may be approaching its peak even as experts remain wary about its spread outside of China. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have risen to almost 45,000 and deaths rose to 1,115 by February 11, […]

ASIA: China’s central bank has declared the country’s economic health as their first priority. President Xi Jinping has reportedly warned the country’s top officials that coronavirus containment efforts are hurting the economy. President Xi Jinping told officials during a February 3 meeting to balance their economic duties with their humane responsibilities. The pressure is on […]

ASIA: Amazon Inc has decided to take legal action in India to quash an antitrust investigation against the company. Amazon said in a statement that last month the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a probe against the company over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices, which could cause “irreparable” loss and […]

The 2020 Canadian Outlook Report this year covers the Canadian economy, REPO Crisis, the rising Separatist movements, and the Canadian debt crisis as well as an update on the real estate trend. For the Canadian investor, you have to mindful of not just the direction of a given market, but how that market will perform in Canadian dollars.

For this reason, we face both a debt crisis with rising interest rates and a currency crisis. You will also find the forecasts for the C$ cash and futures, the TSE share index in C$ and US$, the S&P500 in C$, Gold in C$, Crude Oil in C$, Canadian bonds and 90-day paper. We have provided the Canadian outlook for this year from a broad perspective.

Here we have provided the perspective of the Canadian markets to American investors and the prospects for gold and crude oil in terms of Canadian Dollars.

ASIA: India’s Ministry of External Affairs offered help to evacuate Pakistani students from the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in China’s Wuhan after Pakistan refused to evacuate its citizens from Wuhan. In a statement released by India’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar told Indian Parliament on Friday that when India sent […]

ASIA: The coronavirus outbreak in China has continued to affect citizens, and has now killed more than 560 people and infected 28,000. The Chinese government has decided to take tough measures to counter this deadly virus. Chinese whistle blower Dr. Li Wenliang died on Thursday due to the coronavirus. Li Wenliang was the first person […]

QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, a goldbug told me you were wrong that paper currency did not begin with the Civil War. I told him you have written plenty of times about the continential currency. I believe you said somewhere that paper currency did begin in America. Am I correct in that statement? PC ANSWER: Ironically, the very […]