QUESTION: A recent analysis by Allianz economists claimed that, ordinarily, when yields on Treasuries rise, the U.S. dollar strengthens as foreign capital pursues those higher yields. However, the dollar weakened as yields rose. They said that in this instance, it “suggests major holders were not only selling Treasuries but also converting the proceeds into currencies – […]

California’s homeless crisis presents the public sector with a valuable political opportunity to expand its resources. The state and cities continually increase spending to combat the homeless epidemic without producing any results. Funding vanishes into the coffers of the public sector, with the number of people on the streets continuing to rise. Continuing their path […]

Numerous nations have issued unofficial travel advisory warnings to deter citizens from traveling to the United States under Donald Trump. The tensions between the US and Canada have been particularly bad for tourism. Statistics Canada reported a 23% decline in trips via car from the US this February, marking the second consecutive monthly decline, while […]

While the press bashes Trump over the tariffs and trade war, they continue to ignore the facts and will always take the opposite position from Trump. If Trump said he wanted everyone to live an extra 5 years to help the economy because of declining birth rates, the Press would advocate mass suicide like Jim […]

I draw the line with Trump when it comes to the Federal Reserve. The President nominates the Chair of the Federal Reserve, and the Senate confirms them. The term for the Chair is four years, but they can be reappointed. For example, Jerome Powell was nominated by Trump and then reappointed by Biden. But can […]

COMMENT: Mr. Armstrong, I understand you would never want to get into politics. I know that you were even asked if you would run for president back in the nineties. I respect your personal desires, and to some extent, I can understand your perspective. But few people have the experience you do globally. It’s not […]

There is much speculation about Germany withdrawing its gold holdings from the United States. We have seen this occur in recent history. In the 1960s, French President Charles de Gaulle began challenging the U.S. dominance in the global monetary system. Gold typically flows where capital feels safe, but in this case, France repatriated its gold […]

COMMENT: Well, Marty, the Democrats are calling for an investigation because some people bought calls on the market on the 7th, and they are claiming it must have been Trump’s billionaire buddies who had inside information that he would reverse. Will they come after you and claim it wasn’t your model again, but inside info? […]

Bloomberg has actually come out as proclaimed: “With the Nasdaq 100 already in a bear market, soon it may be the S&P 500’s turn.” All we hear are hysterical forecasts, all emotionally charged because the number one thing they taught in economics class was the Democratic propaganda from the 1932 election – Tariffs & Protectionism […]

COMMENT: The media including the financial media really going crazy with this Trump Tariff thing – as if the market wasn’t due for a pull back. DS REPLY: We had forecast that we would see a correction by April last year. I answered plenty of questions on various podcasts about whether this would be a […]